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Sable Cicada

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Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.

Directed byBu Wan-Cang

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
ZH
Released
June 15, 1938
Studios
Hsin Hwa Motion Picture CompanyXinhua Production Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Violet Koo Lan-Chun

Violet Koo Lan-Chun

Jin Shan

Jin Shan

Diu Ban-Wah

Eryi Gu

Eryi Gu

Wei Heling

Wei Heling

Jie Tang

Jie Tang

Man-Lei Hui

Han Lan-Gen

Han Lan-Gen

Zhang Zhizhi

Zhang Zhizhi

Lan Chun Koo

Creative team
Directed by
Bu Wan-Cang
Bu Wan-Cang
Written by
Bu Wan-Cang
Bu Wan-Cang
Produced by
Zhang Shankun
Zhang Shankun

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