The Mirror and the Lichee (1967)
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.
Director: Kao Li
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Ivy Ling Po as Chen Bo Qing / Chen San |
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Fang Ying as Huang Bi Jun / Wu Niang |
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Alison Chang Yen as Yi Chun |
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Lee Ying as Master Huang |
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Ou-Yang Sha-Fei as Madam Huang |
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Lydia Shum Tin-Ha as Chun Tao |
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Pang Pang as Huang Gui |
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Lui Ming as Master Lin Da Xiong |
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Wu Ma as Lin Fu |
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Tien Feng as Master Lu |
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Shum Lo as Uncle Li |
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Hao Li-Jen as Master Lu's Servant |
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On Wai-Lin as Master Huang's Son |
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Chan Ho as Tutor Meng |
| Production | Run Run Shaw | Producer |
| Writing | Chen Die-Yi | Writer |
| Directing | Kao Li | Director |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fong Yuen | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Wu Cho-Hua | Cinematography |
| Art | Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng | Art Direction |
| Art | Chan King-Sam | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wang Yong-Hua | Sound Recordist |
