The Blue and the Black
It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
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Top Cast
Linda Lin Dai
Tang Qi
Guan Shan
Zhang Xingya
Angela Yu Chien
Ji Hui-Ya
Wong Chung
Ji Zheng-Ya
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Madame Kao
Chiang Kuang-Chao
Madame Kao's eldest son
Kao Pao-Shu
Madame Kao's eldest daughter-in-law
Carrie Ku Mei
Madame Kao's second daughter-in-law
Ching Miao
Mr. Ji
Chen Yanyan
Auntie Ji
Chin Han
He Meng
Wong Ho
He Li
Fung Ngai
Director Chang
Pai Hung
Kao Dan-Qiu
Pat Ting Hung
Zheng Mei-Zhuang
Elsie Tu Tieh
Tang Qi (Lin Dai's double)
Ho Fan
Hui Ya's husband
Chin Feng
Qin Wen
Tien Feng
Adjutant Cao
Lee Ying
Meizhuang's Father
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