The Pearl Phoenix (1967)

Release Date: 1967-02-04
Runtime: 1h 35min
Production Company: Shaw Brothers
Production Country: Hong Kong
Director: Yang Fan

Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!