Original Title: 帝女花
Status
Released
Release
1976
Runtime
1h 42m
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A beautiful Cantonese opera about the forbidden love between a princess and a scholar. The backdrop is Ming dynasty China and the two would rather die than be apart.
10 Cast Members
Lung Kim-Sang
Chow Shih Hsien
Mooi Suet-Si
Princess Chang Ping
Liang Tsi-Pak
Emperor / Manchurian King
Leung Sing Poh
Chou Chung
Kong Suet-Liu
Chou Sui-Lan
Jue Kim-Daan
Chou Bo-Lun
Chu Siu-Boh
Chien
Teresa Lee Fung
Princess Yuen
Yin Suet-Fan
Princess Chou
Leung Ga-Bo
Princess Chiu Yan
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