“Kukai”, 1984 film was the topic of an earlier blog post.
Here I present: “Legend of the Demon Cat (妖貓傳 : Yāomāo Chuán)”, 2017, film. It is an film-adaptation of a Baku Yumemakura (夢枕 獏, Yumemakura Baku) story.
INTRODUCTION.
Based on the Shamon kūkai tō no kuni nite oni to utage su (沙門空海唐の国にて鬼と宴す, lit. ’Feast with A Demon in The Country of Shamon Kukai’ Tang‘) by Yumemakura Baku.
Here I presented: “Legend of the Demon Cat (妖貓傳 : Yāomāo Chuán)”, 2017, film.
COMMENTS.
The story is a supernatural reimagining of the story of death of Yang Guifei. The movie opens with Chunqin, the wife of an army commander, making a reluctant bargain with a talking black cat. In exchange for the eyes of fish which are eaten by the cat, Chunqin finds a pot of coin which she shares with her husband. The Japanese Buddhist monk Kukai’ is called to the imperial palace to assist Emperor Xuanzong who is cursed with a supernatural ailment.
