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.

Directing:
  • Kao Li

Writing:
  • Chen Die-Yi

Stars:
Release Date: 1967-11-09
  • Country: HK
  • Language: 普通话
  • Runtime: 97
Hao Li-Jen
Hao Li-Jen
Master Lu's servant
Tien Feng
Tien Feng
Master Lu
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Ou-Yang Sha-F...
Madam Huang
Fang Ying
Fang Ying
Huang Bi Jun/Wu Niang
Ivy Ling Po
Ivy Ling Po
Chen Bo Qing/Chen San
Chan Ho
Chan Ho
Tutor Meng
Lydia Shum
Lydia Shum
Chun Tao
Lui Ming
Lui Ming
Master Lin Da Xiong
Alison Chang Yen
Alison Chang...
Yi Chun
Lee Ying
Lee Ying
Master Huang
Pang Pang
Pang Pang
Huang Gui
Wu Ma
Wu Ma
Lin Fu
Shum Lo
Shum Lo
Uncle Li
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Lydia Shum Ti...
Chun Tao
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