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Wu Yen (2001)
Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her first.
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Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her first.
Rating:
Genre:Fantasy, Comedy
Written By:Wai Ka-Fai, Ben Wong, Yau Nai-Hoi
In Theaters:7/21/2001
Box Office:
Runtime:123 minutes
Studio:China Star Entertainment, One Hundred Years of Film Company, Milkyway Image
Cast
Wai Ka-Fai, Johnnie To
Director
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
Chung Wu Yen
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Emperor Qi / Ancestor Huan
Cecilia Cheung
Yin Chun / Fairy Enchantress
Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
Rebel Wu Tsi
Lam Suet
Prime Minister
Lung Tin-Sang
Court Historian
Hung Wai-Leung
Court Advisor
Cheng Ka-Sang
General Tien
Chun Wong
Emperor of Qin
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Emperor of Chu
Wilson Ai Wai
Emperor of Yen
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