The Blue and the Black (1966)
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.
Director: Doe Ching
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Linda Lin Dai as Tang Qi |
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Guan Shan as Zhang Xingya |
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Angela Yu Chien as Ji Hui-Ya |
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Wong Chung as Ji Zheng-Ya |
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Ou-Yang Sha-Fei as Madame Kao |
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Chiang Kuang-Chao as Madame Kao's eldest son |
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Kao Pao-Shu as Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law |
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Carrie Ku Mei as Madame Kao's second daughter-in-law |
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Ching Miao as Mr. Ji |
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Chen Yanyan as Auntie Ji |
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Chin Han as He Meng |
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Wong Ho as He Li |
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Fung Ngai as Director Chang |
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Pai Hung as Kao Dan-Qiu |
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Pat Ting Hung as Zheng Mei-Zhuang |
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Elsie Tu Tieh as Tang Qi (Lin Dai's double) |
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Ho Fan as Hui Ya's husband |
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Chin Feng as Qin Wen |
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Tien Feng as Adjutant Cao |
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Lee Ying as Meizhuang's Father |
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Chang Min as |
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Hung Mei as General Zheng's wife |
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King Hu as Rascal |
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Li Kun as Xing Ya's schoolmate |
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Gam Tin-Chue as Uncle Shen |
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Mama Hung as Auntie Shen |
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Lu Wei as Japanese soldier |
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Tony Lee Wan-Miu as Principal |
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Man Sau as Mme. Kao's birthday guest |
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Chai Lam as Mme. Kao's birthday guest |
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Tam Ying as Mme. Kao's birthday guest |
| Directing | Doe Ching | Director |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Camera | Tadashi Nishimoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Run Run Shaw | Producer |
| Writing | Doe Ching | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yuen Ping-Leung | Costume Design |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Hsu-Ching | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Liu Chi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Wang Fu-Ling | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fong Yuen | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Charles Tung Shao-Yung | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wang Kong-Kai | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wang Yong-Hua | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Hung Ching-Yun | Director of Photography |