Dir: Wong Hok-sing
Scr/Pro: Lee Siu-wan
Prod Co: Lux
Co-starring: Yu Lai-zhen, Lam Kar-sing, Lee Hong-kum, Cheung Sing-fei
1963 / B&W / D Beta / Cantonese / 103min

 

It's a battle of concubines as the dramatic sparks fly in this palace intrigue drama. Just when the concubine of the west palace (Lee Hong-kum) thinks that she has captured the King's heart, in comes a civilian girl (Yu So-chow) with the baby prince in her arms determined to take the east palace. The plot thickens when the previous occupant of the east palace (Yu Lai-zhen) – and the real mother of the prince – returns, ready to fight for her rightful place in the palace. Don't miss this rare north-versus-south dramatic showdown between two famed opera heroines – with Yu So-chow representing Peking opera and Yu Lai-zhen Cantonese opera.