Four Moods
Directed by Lee Hsing, Pai Ching-jui, King Hu, Li Han-Hsiang
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Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.Read moreLess
Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
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Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
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Zhen ZhenCast
Yueh YangCast
Chang Mei-YaoCast
Li Li-HuaCast
Peter Yang KwanCast
Chang TsengCast
Han SuCast
Lung FeiCast
Chiang ChingCast
Chen Kuo-ChunCast
Hsueh HanCast
Ko Hsiang-TingCastExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Chu Hsiang-Kan
- Screenplay
- King Hu
- Editor
- Wang Chin-Chen
- Screenplay
- Pu Songling
- Director of Photography
- Chen Jung-Shu
- Director
- Lee Hsing
- Producer
- Li Han-Hsiang
- Director
- Pai Ching-jui
- Director
- King Hu
- Director
- Li Han-Hsiang
- Writer
- Li Han-Hsiang
- Writer
- Chang Yung-Hsiang
- Writer
- Zhishan Li
- Writer
- Pai Ching-jui