(Chinese: 妖猫传; pinyin: Yāo Māo Zhuàn)
is a 2017 Xianxia fantasy mystery film directed by Chen Kaige, based on the novel Śramaṇa Kūkai (Japanese:沙門空海 唐の国にて鬼と宴す) written by Japanese writer Yoneyama Mineo, known under the pen-name Baku Yumemakura. It was released in China in December 2017.The story is set in China during the Tang Dynasty (618–907). A demon cat appears and breaks the peace of the capital, Chang’an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join together to investigate the death of Concubine Yang by following the trail left by the cat, unveiling a buried fact.
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爱奇艺/优酷/腾讯
Bibliography :
程波，从电影《妖猫传》看奇幻电影的在地性与中国传统文化原型 的呈现，2017 。
张墨君，中华美学对当前影视戏剧创作的影响——以“盛唐气象”与《妖猫传》为例，《黑河学刊》第239期，2018 。