This is a fantasy tale influenced by Chinese myths about foxes that is captivating. Bao is assigned by a restaurant owner to learn the name of the woman who died on the steps of his establishment so the owner can conduct prayers so the woman won’t haunt his business. While Bao traces his steps from a brothel back to the village where the dead woman came from, he encounters tales of a fox woman and other mysterious deaths that remind him of his childhood with Tagtaa whom he secretly adored and their fascination with foxes.

Meanwhile, Snow is determined to take revenge after her child is mutilated when a hunter steals her daughter from their den and offers the fox to a photographer. Snow’s journey takes her from her home in the grasslands of Northern China to Mukden searching for the photographer, where she meets an old fox acquaintance. It is here she takes up a position as a servant to a matriarch while trying to learn the photographer’s whereabouts. But will revenge dissolve the ache from the loss of her only child? And what about Boa? Will he catch up with the fox woman once he’s discovered the dead woman’s name?

• Other Asian 5 out of 5s