The Wheel of Life
1983 · Movie · 104 min. · Taiwan
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.
Direction King Hu · Lee Hsing · Pai Ching-Jui
Cast Silvia Peng · Huo-Yen Chiang · Chun Shih · Chang Pao-Shan · Hsieh Han · Ping Kuo · Chu Ben-Ke · Fu Bi Hui · Chen Hui-Lou · Yang Lieh · Yen Wu · Lee Man-Tai · Wang Fei
Soundtrack Lo Ming-Tao
Screenplay Chang Yung-Hsiang · Ling Chung
Cinematography Yeh-Hsing Chou · Lin Tsan-Ting
Original title Da lunhui
Also known as The Wheel of Life
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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