The Wheel of Life

1983 1h 45m ZH

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 8

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shih Chun
Lu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan
Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen
Han Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng
Chiang Hou-Jen
Feng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng
Tsao Chien
Lu Zizhen, part 1
Lee Man-Tai
The Mute, part 1
Hsi-ping Chang
Hsiao-ping Chang
Chen Hui-Lou
Uncle Xiao Yunan, part 2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: King Hu
Writers: Ling Chung, Chang Yung-hsiang
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by King Hu, shot by Lin Tsan-Ting. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chow Diy-Sun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shih Chun and Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen and Chiang Hou-Jen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087110 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

King Hu directs. Lin Tsan-Ting behind the camera. Chow Diy-Sun cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by King Hu, shot by Lin Tsan-Ting. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chow Diy-Sun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shih Chun and Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen and Chiang Hou-Jen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0087110 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.