The Romance of Book and Sword (1987)
The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
Director: Ann Hui
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Da Shichang as Emperor Qian Long |
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Zhang Duofu as Chen Jia-Luo |
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Liu Jia as Huo Jing-Tong |
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Sun Chenxi as Xin Yan |
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Guo Bichuan as Wen Tai-Lai |
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Ding Chui-Wa as Luo Bing |
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Wu Chun-Sheng as Zhang Shao-Zhong |
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Yu Da-Lu as Zhao Ban-Shan |
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Naichang Ren as Shi Shuang-Ying |
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Lu Yong-Quan as Wu Chen |
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Deng Jie as Chen's Mother |
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Wang Hongtao as Yu Wan-Ting |
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Ge Lili as Qing Hua |
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Zhu Yi as Su Qin-Wang |
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Cheung Hok-Ho as Li Ke-Qiu |
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Wong Ging-Chau as Zhang Jin |
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Hou Changrong as Yu Yu-Tong |
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Wong Bing-Gong as Zhang Jin |
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Chen You-Wang as Xu Tian-Hong |
| Writing | Louis Cha | Novel |
| Directing | Ann Hui | Director |
| Writing | Ann Hui | Writer |
| Editing | John Chow Cheung-Gan | Editor |
| Sound | Law Wing-Fai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bill Wong Chung-Piu | Director of Photography |
