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Princess Chang-Ping
HONG KONG · 1976

Princess Chang-Ping

John Woo
forbidden love Ming dynasty Cantonese opera star-crossed lovers sacrifice
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Synopsis

A beautiful Cantonese opera about the forbidden love between a princess and a scholar. The backdrop is Ming dynasty China and the two would rather die than be apart.

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