Legend of the Demon Cat 4K 2017 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

In the year 804, a young Japanese monk, Kukai, arrives at the court of the Chinese Emperor to perform an exorcism. The ruler has fallen into a strange state and has not closed his eyes for a week. But the monk does not have time to help - the emperor emits a spirit right in front of his eyes. Kukai feels the presence of a cat in the palace, and soon he and his new acquaintance, the imperial clerk Bo Juyi, will have to investigate a chain of terrible events connected with the demonic black cat.

Review 4K Movie

Legend of the Demon Cat is a colourful Sino-Japanese fantasy movie. It follows a former Chinese government official and poet who teams up with a Japanese monk to investigate strange events at court leading to injuries, illnesses and deaths. The dynamic youngster and the calm intellectual soon realize that all those events are related to a vengeful cat. They need to figure out the secret behind the mysterious animal in order to stop further catastrophes.

This movie convinces on several levels. The costumes are colourful and eye-catching. The locations look diversified and elegant. The two different lead characters complete each other in a balanced way. The first half of the movie sets a mysterious tone but also has solid pace.

Things get worse in the dragging and disjointed second half. The second hour mostly consists of lengthy flashbacks and the two intriguing main characters simply become listeners or spectators. The story also becomes more predictable and one would have hoped for a more spectacular outcome.

In the end, this movie should please to fans of colourful fantasy movies and those interested in traditional Asian culture. The mysterious parts of the story vanish in the second half, the dramatic elements become predictable and the crime elements are replaced by complicated flashbacks. It's regrettable that a movie that showed much promise in its first half changes so drastically in its second half. The director and scriptwriter tried to experiment and innovate but a fluid pace and clearer structure would have been the better options in this case.