Sable Cicada (1938)
1h 30m
Running Time
June 15, 1938Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Zhang Zhizhi

Lan Chun Koo

Mary Hsu

Lu Yuan-Liang
Sound Designer

Bu Wan-Cang
Writer / Director

Zhang Shankun
Producer

Luo Guanzhong
Writer

Huang Yijun
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateJune 15, 1938
Original Name貂蟬
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
civil war
femme fatale
deception
historical fiction
literary adaptation
Wiki.
Diao Chan is a 1938 Chinese sound film directed by Bu Wancang and produced by Zhang Shankun's Xinhua Film Company. The film is a portrayal of one of the "Four Beauties" of ancient China, in this case the titular Diaochan, from the late Eastern Han dynasty era. Like Diaochan, the film is also known by the literal translation of her name, the Sable Cicada.
The film, a lavish historical costume drama, represented something of a revival of Chinese filmmaking in Shanghai following the occupation of the city by Japanese forces. Under the aegis of the Xinhua Film Company, Diao Chan's success allowed for significant output of wartime films from Chinese studios during the "Solitary Island" period of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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