The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa (1968)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 13, 1968Release Date

The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa (1968)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 13, 1968Release Date
Plot.
Centring on the legend of the four ancient Chinese heroines, the film was a novelty for audiences at the time, as the singing performance was in Cantonese and used huangmei operatic rhythms—a popular trend in the 1960s, yet it retained traditional flavours by using operatic luogu percussion in the battle scenes. ‘Movie-fan princess' Connie Chan Po-chu not only sings Cantonese song and huangmei tone solos in the film, she also wows the audience by taking up the doumadanrole for the first time as the Tang dynasty female general Fan Lei-fa, showing off her superb operatic martial skills, together with Shum Chi-wah, inherited from Peking opera master Fen Ju Hua. Yu Kai's weaponry prowess and renowned female comedian Tam Lan-hing cross-dressing as a male general are also brilliant in this gem.
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Cast & Crew.

Connie Chan Po-Chu
Fan Lei-fa

Tam Lan-Hing
Cheng Yaojin

Yu Kai

Sum Chi-Wah

Yu Wai-Fun

Lai Man

Wan Ling-Kwong

Pak Lung-Chu
Details.
Release DateMarch 13, 1968
Original Name樊梨花
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
heroine
cross dressing
cantonese opera
huangmei opera
doumadan (peking opera female fighter)