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Kawashima Yoshiko
川岛芳子 川島芳子
Eddie FONG Ling-ching
- 109 min
- 1990
- Fiction
- Cantonese
- English and Chinese Subtitles
5:00 PM, SUN, AUG 10
Innis Town Hall
The 14th princess of the Prince Su clan was sent to Japan as a child, where she was renamed Kawashima Yoshiko (Anita MUI) and trained as a spy. Her emotional world collapses when her adoptive father rapes her, and from then on, she often dresses as a man, exerting her influence on Qing loyalists and Japanese imperial forces. She secretly escorts the Empress (Ida CHAN) to Lushun and devotes herself to aiding Puyi to establish Manchukuo. Entwined with a high-ranking Japanese officer (Patrick TSE), she crosses path with her former love––now a revoluntionary (Andy LAU). Old feelings stir, and she ultimately chooses to shield him.
Director
Eddie FONG Ling-ching (b. 1954 in Hong Kong) fell in love with cinema at a young age. He began his career as an editing assistant at Shaw Brothers before studying communications at Hong Kong Baptist College. After graduation, he worked as a television scriptwriter. His directorial debut, An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984), brought him critical acclaim, followed by films such as Cherry Blossoms: When Tat Fu Was Young (1988) and Kawashima Yoshiko (1990). Fong maintains a long-term creative partnership with his wife, director Clara LAW, writing and producing many of her films. They immigrated to Australia later and continue their creative work there.
Credits
- DirectorEddie FONG Ling-ching
- Principal CastAnita MUI, Andy LAU, Derek YEE Tung-sing, Patrick TSE Yin, Ida CHAN Yuk-lin
- Executive ProducerTeddy Robin
- ScreenplayLilian LEE Pik-wah
- CinematographerJingle MA Choh-shing
- Production DesignerEddie MOK Kwan-kit, FANG Ying
- Costume DesignerJoe HAU Wing-choi
- EditorHenry CHEUNG Siu-hei
- MusicJim SAM Sing-tak
Supported by HKETO (Toronto)
