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Fox Demon Legend

2025 · 77 min

A slow, brooding folk-horror mood piece that treats desire as a haunting presence, asking for patience as it unfolds decades of love and resentment.

Directed by
Yu Ge
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Overview
What seems like a demon is in fact something called desire that is stirring up trouble in people's hearts. This story tells us that the only way to stay righteous amid the corruption and live a good life is to revere life and respect nature. Let us follow in the footsteps of “Jiuye” Song Tailai and experience the ups and downs in this decades-long story brimming with love and hate...
How it feels
Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, morality, corruption, nature
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Yu Ge
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Yu Ge
Written by
Bai Jing, Pei Yuanhua, Sun Yujie
Starring
Wang Kuirong, Lin Fengye, Yang Luoqian, Yan Jiaying, Yue Dongfeng, Chai Yuanle, Chen Zhengyang, Li Dachuan
Runtime
77 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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