Four Moods (1970)

  • NR
  • 10/08/1970 (HK)
  • Drama, Fantasy, Romance
  • 2h 20m

Overview

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.

Chu Hsiang-Kan

Screenplay

King Hu

Screenplay, Director

Pu Songling

Screenplay

Lee Hsing

Director

Pai Ching-jui

Director, Writer

Li Han-Hsiang

Director, Writer

Chang Yung-Hsiang

Writer

Zhishan Li

Writer

Cast

Zhen Zhen's headshot

Zhen Zhen

Yueh Yang's headshot

Yueh Yang

Chang Mei-Yao's headshot

Chang Mei-Yao

Li Li-Hua's headshot

Li Li-Hua

Peter Yang Kwan's headshot

Peter Yang Kwan

Chang Tseng's headshot

Chang Tseng

Han Su's headshot

Han Su

Lung Fei's headshot

Lung Fei

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