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The Wheel of Life

Directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-jui
1982    1h 45m
Romance, Drama
6.7
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This 3-parter uses the same 3 leads in each of its parts. Through reincarnation, 3 people meet in 3 different periods of Chinese history. Director King Hu opens with a Ming Dynasty tale of renegade swordsmen battling secret police. Lee Hsing follows with a melodrama about a wealthy man in love with an opera singer in the early 20th century. Pai Ching-Jui closes with the story of a dancer and a shaman in the 1980s.
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Cast of The Wheel of Life
  • Shih ChunLu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan
  • Peng Hsueh-FenHan Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng
  • Chiang Hou-JenFeng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng
  • Tsao ChienLu Zizhen, part 1
  • Lee Man-TaiThe Mute, part 1
  • Hsi-ping Chang
  • Hsiao-ping Chang
  • Chen Hui-LouUncle Xiao Yunan, part 2
  • Chang Pao-ShanEr ye, part 2
  • Cheung Ching-FungMr. Tian, part 2
  • Pi-Hui FuMadame Ma, part 2
  • Fu ChuenMaid Xiaojuan, part 2
  • Wang FeiInnkeeper

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