- Overview
A Shaw Brothers Chinese Opera based on the Qing dynasty musical play that recounts the death of the Ming dynasty through the love story of its two main characters, young scholar Hou Fangyu and a courtesan named Li Xiangjun.
- Release Date
03 May 1961
- DirectingChow Sze-Luk
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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