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Osmanthus Alley

Original title: Gui hua xiang
  • 1987
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Osmanthus Alley (1987)
BiographyDrama

Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and t... Read allTi Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and three-inch lilies, her feet deformed by foot-binding, she is married into a rich family. Bu... Read allTi Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and three-inch lilies, her feet deformed by foot-binding, she is married into a rich family. But fate doesn't change, she becomes a widow at twenty three, and that year her son is only ... Read all

  • Director
    • Kun-Hou Chen
  • Writers
    • Yah-Ming Ding
    • Li Horng Shiau
    • Nien-Jen Wu
  • Stars
    • Hsiao-Fen Lu
    • Hsiu-Ling Lin
    • Simon Yam
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    78
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    • Director
      • Kun-Hou Chen
    • Writers
      • Yah-Ming Ding
      • Li Horng Shiau
      • Nien-Jen Wu
    • Stars
      • Hsiao-Fen Lu
      • Hsiu-Ling Lin
      • Simon Yam
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Hsiao-Fen Lu
    Hsiao-Fen Lu
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    Hsiu-Ling Lin
      Simon Yam
      Simon Yam
      Emil Chau
      Emil Chau
      Shu-Fang Chen
      Shu-Fang Chen
      Ching-Hsia Chiang
      Chih-Hsi Li
      Chih-Hsi Li
      Shu-Chen Li
      Shu-Chen Li
      Yu-fung Li
      Wei-kai Lin
      Fang Mei
      Fang Mei
      Chun Nan
      Tsui-feng Sun
      Chung-Hua Tou
      Chung-Hua Tou
        Kuo-Hua Wen
        • Director
          • Kun-Hou Chen
        • Writers
          • Yah-Ming Ding
          • Li Horng Shiau
          • Nien-Jen Wu
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        • Release date
          • September 5, 1987 (Taiwan)
        • Country of origin
          • Taiwan
        • Languages
          • Mandarin
          • Min Nan
        • Also known as
          • 桂花巷
        • Filming locations
          • Taiwan
        • Production companies
          • Central Motion Pictures
          • Golden Harvest Company
          • Scholar Film Company
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          1 hour 52 minutes
        • Color
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        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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