The Blue and the Black (1966)

6.6/10 118 min Romance Drama War

Overview

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.

Cast

Linda Lin Dai

Tang Qi

Guan Shan

Zhang Xingya

Angela Yu Chien

Ji Hui-Ya

Wong Chung

Ji Zheng-Ya

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Madame Kao

Chiang Kuang-Chao

Madame Kao's eldest son

Kao Pao-Shu

Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law

Carrie Ku Mei

Madame Kao's second daughter-in-law

Ching Miao

Mr. Ji

Chen Yanyan

Auntie Ji

Chin Han

He Meng

Wong Ho

He Li

Fung Ngai

Director Chang

Pai Hung

Kao Dan-Qiu

Pat Ting Hung

Zheng Mei-Zhuang

Elsie Tu Tieh

Tang Qi (Lin Dai's double)

Ho Fan

Hui Ya's husband

Chin Feng

Qin Wen

Tien Feng

Adjutant Cao

Lee Ying

Meizhuang's Father

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