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The Mirror and the Lichee
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The Mirror and the Lichee

1967-11-09 · 97 min · ★ 8.0

Drama · History · Romance · Music

Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.

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Directors
Kao Li
Production companies
Shaw Brothers
Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ivy Ling PoIvy Ling PoChen Bo Qing / Chen San
Fang YingFang YingHuang Bi Jun / Wu Niang
Alison Chang YenAlison Chang YenYi Chun
Lee YingLee YingMaster Huang
Ou-Yang Sha-FeiOu-Yang Sha-FeiMadam Huang
Lydia Shum Tin-HaLydia Shum Tin-HaChun Tao
Pang PangPang PangHuang Gui
Lui MingLui MingMaster Lin Da Xiong
Wu MaWu MaLin Fu
Tien FengTien FengMaster Lu
Shum LoShum LoUncle Li
Hao Li-JenHao Li-JenMaster Lu's Servant
On Wai-LinMaster Huang's Son
Chan HoChan HoTutor Meng

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