The Wheel of Life

Directed by Pai Ching-jui, King Hu, Lee Hsing
1983    1h 45mRomance, Drama
6.77.2
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.

Where to Watch The Wheel of Life

  • Shih ChunLu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan
  • Sylvia 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
  • Chiang Ching-FengMr. Tian, part 2
  • Fu Pi-HuiMadame Ma, part 2
  • Fu ChuenMaid Xiaojuan, part 2
  • Wang FeiInnkeeper
  • Pai Ching-juiDirector
  • King HuDirector
  • Lee HsingDirector
  • Chang Yung-hsiangScreenplay
  • Liu Cheung-HungProducer
  • Chang Chi PingArt Direction
  • Lin Tsan-TingDirector Of Photography

 

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The Wheel of Life Trivia

The Wheel of Life was released on January 1, 1983.

The Wheel of Life was directed by Pai Ching-jui, King Hu, Lee Hsing.

The Wheel of Life has a runtime of 1 hr 45 min.

The Wheel of Life was produced by Liu Cheung-Hung.

The key characters in The Wheel of Life are Lu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan (Shih Chun), Han Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng (Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen), Feng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng (Chiang Hou-Jen).

The Wheel of Life is a Romance, Drama film.

The Wheel of Life has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.

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