The Wheel of Life
1983·Taiwan·104 min.
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This 3-parter uses the same 3 leads in each of its parts. Through reincarnation, 3 people meet in 3 different periods of Chinese history. Director King Hu opens with a Ming Dynasty tale of renegade swordsmen battling secret police. Lee Hsing follows with a melodrama about a wealthy man in love with an opera singer in the early 20th century. Pai Ching-Jui closes with the story of a dancer and a shaman in the 1980s.
MusicLo Ming-Tao
CastSilvia Peng·Huo-Yen Chiang·Chun Shih·Chang Pao-Shan·Hsieh Han·Ping Kuo·Chu Ben-Ke·Fu Bi Hui·Chen Hui-Lou·Yang Lieh·Yen Wu·Lee Man-Tai·Wang FeiShow all
Original titleDa lunhui
Also known asThe Wheel of Life