It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Cast
Linda Lin Dai
Tang Qi
Guan Shan
Zhang Xingya
Angela Yu Chien
Ji Hui-Ya
Wong Chung
Ji Zheng-Ya
Ouyang Sha-Fei
Madame Kao
Chiang Kuang-Chao
Madame Kao's eldest son
Kao Pao-Shu
Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law
Carrie Ku Mei
Madame Kao's second daughter-in-law
Ching Miao
Mr. Ji
Chen Yanyan
Auntie Ji
Chin Han
He Meng
Wong Ho
He Li
Fung Ngai
Director Chang
Pai Hung
Kao Dan-Qiu
Pat Ting Hung
Zheng Mei-Zhuang
Elsie Tu Tieh
Tang Qi (Lin Dai's double)
Ho Fan
Hui Ya's husband
Chin Feng
Qin Wen
Tien Feng
Adjutant Cao
Lee Ying
Meizhuang's Father
Chang Min
Unknown
Hung Mei
General Zheng's wife
King Hu
Rascal
Li Kun
Xing Ya's schoolmate
Gam Tin-Chue
Uncle Shen
Mama Hung
Auntie Shen
Lu Wei
Japanese soldier
Tony Lee Wan-Miu
Principal
Man Sau
Mme. Kao's birthday guest
Chai Lam
Mme. Kao's birthday guest
Tam Ying
Mme. Kao's birthday guest
Crew
Doe Ching
Director, Writer
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Tadashi Nishimoto
Director of Photography
Charles Tung Shao-Yung
Director of Photography
Hung Ching-Yun
Director of Photography
Liu Chi
Director of Photography
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Yuen Ping-Leung
Costume Design
Wu Hsu-Ching
Makeup Artist
Fong Yuen
Makeup Artist
Wang Yong-Hua
Sound Recordist
Wang Fu-Ling
Original Music Composer
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Original Music Composer
Wang Kong-Kai
Art Direction
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Art Direction
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