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Li Han-hsiang Capsule Reviews
Li Han-hsiang

Li Han-hsiang Capsule Reviews

Diau Charn (1958) — March 3, 2017 The Shaw Brothers’ first color film, a huangmei musical based on the story from Romance of the Three Kingdoms about the woman who tempted the great general Lü Bu into murdering his patron and father-in-law, the usurping Prime Minister Dong Zhuo, in the latter
21 Mar 2018 6 min read
Princess Chang Ping (John Woo, 1976)
John Woo

Princess Chang Ping (John Woo, 1976)

Before he hit it big with 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, John Woo was a journeyman director for hire on the margins of the Hong Kong film industry. He worked mostly in slapstick comedies such as the Chaplin homage Laughing Times with Dean Shek, or the hit Ricky Hui film
20 Aug 2015 4 min read
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