''Catman'' () is a Chinese-South Korean romantic-

fantasy film Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fic ...

directed by

Park Hee-gon Park Hee-gon (; 1969 – 30 April 2025) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He died on 30 April 2025, at the age of 56. Filmography *''R. U. Ready?'' (2002) – producer-director *''Insadong Scandal'' (2009) – director, scre ...

that was completed in 2016. The film stars

Oh Sehun Oh Se-hun (; born April 12, 1994), known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its sub-unit Exo-SC. Apart from his group's activities, ...

, Janice Wu and Song Weilong.

Synopsis

Liang Qu ( Oh Se-hun) is a chic, confident and cold but charming half human-half cat due to a magic spell and he has the ability to melt/heal broken hearts. He lives with Miao Xiao Wan ( Janice Wu), an honest, confident woman who has created an app that translates cats' sounds and language.

Cast

as Liang Qu * Janice Wu as Miao Xiao Wan * Song Weilong as Miao Xing Ren *

Ju Jingyi Ju Jingyi (; born 18 June 1994) is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actress. She is best known as a former member of the Chinese idol girl group SNH48. As a member of SNH48, during the annual General Elections, she was elected as No.4 (2014), No ...

as Molly * Xu Jiaqi as Vivian

Release

The film was originally planned to be screened in 2017, but the release was postponed due to the THAAD missiles installation in South Korea which being strongly criticized by China and Russia. It was scheduled to be released on March 14, 2021, but it was reported that the release date of the film has been extended indefinitely. After the restriction, it will be a rare work involving a South Korean star released to Chinese audiences.

References

{{Reflist South Korean multilingual films Chinese multilingual films South Korean fantasy films Chinese fantasy films 2020s Mandarin-language films