Sons of the Good Earth (1965)
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
Director:
King Hu
Writers:
Cheng Kang, King Hu.
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Peter Chen Ho as Yu Jui |
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Betty Loh Ti as He Hua |
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Li Kun as Lao San / Kuan San Sheng |
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King Hu as Captain Ting |
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Tien Feng as Tien Te Kuei |
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Chen Yanyan as Mrs Tien |
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Ha Yee-Chau as Shi's Wife |
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Chiang Kuang-Chao as Chang Pao Lu |
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Kao Pao-Shu as Mrs Chang Erh Hu |
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Hao Li-Jen as Inspector Hao |
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Lui Ming as Lei Hsiao Ku |
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Han Ying-Chieh as Sun Chun |
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Yue Wai as Yu Lan Hsien |
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Lee Ying as Scholar Li |
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Wong Chung as Doctor Li Meng Shi |
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Wu Ma as Sun Gui |
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Fan Mei-Sheng as Shi Tou |
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Chang Pei-Shan as Chao Kang |
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Jia Ling as Rui's Neighbor |
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Paul Chang Chung as Commander Chang / Lao Chang |
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Tang Ti as Officer Chung |
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Fung Ngai as Japanese Commander |
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Ching Miao as Japanese Officer at County Gate |
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Chin Han as Chinese Officer |
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Luk Chu as Li Hsiao Lan |
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Ku Feng as Japanese Commander's Adjutant |
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Chao Hsiung as Japanese Officer |
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Leung Yui as Japanese Officer |
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Lau Kar-Leung as Japanese Agent |
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Lan Wei-Lieh as Inspector Lan Chin Sheng |
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Erh Chun as Inspector Chu |
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Ling Hon as Police Officer at County Gate |
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Tsang Choh-Lam as Policeman |
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Ren Hao as Brothel Servant |
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Tung Choi-Bo as Thug at Brothel |
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Chow Siu-Loi as Thug at Brothel |
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Yu Leng-Fung as Director Ma |
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Wu Ching-Li as |
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Cheung Chok-Chow as Japanese Officer Watching Show |
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Kwan Yan as Japanese Officer Watching Show |
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To Wing-Leung as Man at Casino |
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Cheung Hei as Man at Wedding |
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Tony Lee Wan-Miu as Man at Wedding |
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Gam Tin-Chue as |
| Directing | King Hu | Director |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Camera | Tadashi Nishimoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Run Run Shaw | Producer |
| Art | Chan King-Sam | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Wu Cho-Hua | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Cheng Kang | Screenplay |
| Writing | King Hu | Screenplay |
| Sound | Wang Yong-Hua | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Chan King-Sam | Art Direction |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wu Jiang | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joseph Koo | Original Music Composer |