The Romance of Book and Sword
Released: August 13, 1987Runtime: 88 minLanguage: CN
The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
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Nuo Ai
as Princess Fragrance
Shichang Da
as Emperor Qian Long
Jie Deng
as Mother of Chen
Cuihua Ding
as Luo Bing, 11th sister, wife of Wen Tailai
Bichuan Guo
as Wen Tailai, 4th brother of the red flowers society
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as Mu Zuolun, prince of the uigurian
Liu Jia
as Huo Qingtong
Yongquan Lu
as Daozhang, 2nd brother of the red flowers society
Naichang Ren
as Shi Shuanglei
Wei Shi
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