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The Bride with White Hair

1993 · 92 min

A lush, tragic romance steeped in martial-arts mysticism, where love and betrayal collide with operatic intensity and lingering sorrow.

Overview
The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes and an evil cult. One day, he meets the beautiful Lien, a killer for the evil cult who is equally unsatisfied with her situation, but their love angers both the Wu-Tang clan and the evil cult.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism3
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
fantasy, drama, action
Directed by
Ronny Yu
Written by
Elsa Tang Bik-Yin, Ronny Yu, Jason Lam Kee-to, Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Starring
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Elaine Lui Siu-Ling, Yammie Lam Kit-ying, Law Lok-lam, Bao Fang, Eddy Ko Hung
Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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