The Female Prince (1964)

December. 10,1964

5.9

| Drama Music Romance

The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...

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Cast

Ivy Ling Po as Chin Feng-Hsiao

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Fang Ying as Princess An Ning

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Li Ching as Chun Lan

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Reviews

UnowPriceless

1964/12/10

hyped garbage

GazerRise

1964/12/11

Fantastic!

Freeman

1964/12/12

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Cheryl

1964/12/13

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.