Beauty of Beauties

Beauty of Beauties

1965 zh 154 minutes

Rating: 7

Plot

Hsi Shih: The Beauty of Beauties was one of the most ambitious films made in the Taiwan film industry in the 1960s. After leaving The Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong and moving to Taiwan, filmmaker Li Han-hsiang mounted this historical epic. Told through the story of Xishi (Hsi Shih), one of the 'Four Great Beauties' of Chinese history, the film portrays the war between two Chinese Kingdoms during the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C). After the kingdom of Yue is defeated by the kingdom of Wu, King Goujian of Yue takes pains to prepare for his revenge and rebuild his country. Knowing that King Fucha of Wu is lewd and lustful, he offers Xisi to the court of Wu to serve as Fucha’s concubine, with Fucha unaware that she is also a spy. She uses her charm to draw Fucha away from his office and governance, while King Goujian rallies his forces together to attempt to reclaim his lands.

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Cast

Chiang Ching

Chiang Ching

Sai Si / Hsi Shih

Zhao Lei

Zhao Lei

Chu Mu

Chu Mu

Ku Chun

Ku Chun

Ma Chi

Ma Chi

Hung Po

Hung Po

Miao Ping-Wo

Miao Ping-Wo

Tsao Chien

Tsao Chien

Fu Pi-Hui

Fu Pi-Hui

Leung Sing Poh

Leung Sing Poh

Peter Yang Kwan

Peter Yang Kwan

Chang Fang-Hsia

Chang Fang-Hsia

Li Kuan-Chang

Li Kuan-Chang

Tsung Yu

Tsung Yu

Chao Chun

Chao Chun

Chang Feng

Chang Feng

Wu Fung

Wu Fung

Liu Wei-Bin

Liu Wei-Bin

Chin Shih

Chin Shih

Sha Lee-Man

Sha Lee-Man

Fang Mian

Fang Mian

Wang Sun

Wang Sun

Kao Ming

Kao Ming

Li Teng-Hui

Li Teng-Hui

Wu Heng

Wu Heng

Wang Fei

Wang Fei

Yang Su

Yang Su

Joh Yau

Joh Yau

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