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The Mirror and the Lichee (1967)

Genre : Drama, History, Romance, Music

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Kao Li

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ivy Ling Po
Ivy Ling Po
Chen Bo Qing/Chen San
Fang Ying
Fang Ying
Huang Bi Jun/Wu Niang
Alison Chang Yen
Alison Chang Yen
Yi Chun
Lee Ying
Lee Ying
Master Huang
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Madam Huang
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Chun Tao
Pang Pang
Pang Pang
Huang Gui
Lui Ming
Lui Ming
Master Lin Da Xiong
Wu Ma
Wu Ma
Lin Fu
Tien Feng
Tien Feng
Master Lu
Shum Lo
Shum Lo
Uncle Li
Hao Li-Jen
Hao Li-Jen
Master Lu's servant
On Wai-Lin
On Wai-Lin
Master Huang's son
Chan Ho
Chan Ho
Tutor Meng

Crews

Kao Li
Kao Li
Director
Chen Die-Yi
Chen Die-Yi
Writer
Run Run Shaw
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Original Music Composer
Fong Yuen
Fong Yuen
Makeup Artist
Wu Cho-Hua
Wu Cho-Hua
Cinematography
Chan King-Sam
Chan King-Sam
Art Direction
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Art Direction
Wang Yong-Hua
Wang Yong-Hua
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

The Mirror And The Lichee (1966) Shaw Brothers **Official Trailer** 新陳三五娘

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