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The Blue and the Black
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.
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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.
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Genre:Romance, Drama, War
Written By:Doe Ching
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Runtime:118 minutes
Studio:Shaw Brothers
Cast
Doe Ching
Director
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
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