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Three Sinners

Released: November 23, 1963 (1963)

Runtime: 113 minutes

Genres: Music, Drama, Romance

Based on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing story of romance, treachery, and death, all within the context of the traditional Huangmei Opera. Yan Jun casts his real-life wife, the elegant Li Li Hua, star of such Shaw Brothers films as The Goddess of Mercy and Vermillion Door, as one of the title characters, a woman who finds herself in the middle of a stormy love triangle involving her controlling husband (director Yan Jun serving double duty in a starring role) and a passionate lover (Chen Yan Yan).

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Hao Li-Jen as Jiang's colleague

    Age at release: 52

  • Chen Yan-yan as Old Mrs. Yen

    Age at release: 48

  • Lee Ying as Magistrate

    Age at release: 40

  • Li Li-Hua as Yan Xi Jiao (Yen Hsi-Chiao)

    Age at release: 39

  • Li Kun as Tang Niu

    Age at release: 33

  • Kao Pao-shu as Yi Li-Chiao

    Age at release: 24

  • Mei Yen-Sheng as Zhang Wen Yuan

    Age at release: Unknown

  • Tang Ti as Red Head Devil Liu Tang

    Age at release: Unknown

  • Yi Fung as Jiang's colleague

    Age at release: Unknown

  • Gam Tin-Chue as Onlooker of Jiao's begging

    Age at release: Unknown

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