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Sable Cicada

6.0(1)19381h 30m1

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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Status
Released
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Language
Mandarin
  • civil war
  • deception
  • femme fatale
  • historical fiction
  • literary adaptation

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Behind the camera

Director

Bu Wan-Cang

Produced in

Hong Kong

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Release dates

  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical15 Jun 1938

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Sable Cicada was released on 15 June 1938.

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