Brigitte lin, leslie cheung, francis chunyu ng, elaine lui, kit ying lam, kingkei cheng, choichow hoh, eddy ko, jeffrey lau, loklam law, fong pau, leila tong, ronny yu, michael wong, raymond bakming wong, ronny yu, david wu, keeto lam, ronny yu, yusheng liang. But that doesnt mean this is a bad movie, as it is quite good and stands up very well, but the original was a true masterpiece and that made it hard for this film to compare. The bride with white hair is a 1993 hong kong wuxia film directed by ronny yu, starring brigitte lin and leslie cheung. The bride with white hair 1993 directed by ronny yu. The bride with white hair is easily one of the greatest hong kong action movies. The bride with white hair 4x subtitles download movie and. It was first aired on hunan satellite tv on 14 september 2012. The president visits the heartland, bai fa mo nu zhuan ii.
Cho yathang, the unwilling successor to the wutang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clans forces in a war against an evil cult, falls in forbidden love with lien nichang, a killer for the evil cult. Between love and glory 1993operatic martial arts fable based on a novel by leung yusang. Leslie cheung, brigitte lin, francis ng, elaine lui. The bride with white hair is a notch higher in production value and acting than many hong kong films of the past 20 years and its dynamic look alone which surpasses any hollywood fantasy i can think of makes it worth a look. It steam rolls over western expectations of what an action movie should be by giving us a movie that encompasses obsessive love and erotic fantasy, while taking. Based on a twovolumed 1954 novel written by leung yusang, the film tells the story of starcrossed lovers and bloody conflict. With brigitte lin, leslie cheung, christy chung, sunny chan. Bride with white hair makes a nicely weird little addition to. The bride with white hair 1993 zhuo leslie cheung, a master swordsman, is in charge of an army chosen to protect china from an evil cult.
Even in the present time, the tengu in the folklore in mogami gun, yamagata prefecture is an old man with white hair. Obsessed by hate her powers can only be destroyed by the one person she loves. The bride with white hair 1993 us trailer for ronny yus beautiful and unique fantasy adventure by revokcom. The only version ive seen for the white hair maiden was the 1999 version with julian and shui ling. I think the bride with white hair 2 comes very close, but falls a shade short of the original flick. The bride with white hair films are classic wuxia tales from an era when hong kong cinema was undergoing its latest periodic resurgence. Zhou yihang leslie cheung, a martial artist of the.
The bride with white hair, abc news nightline crisis in the white house. Dark, erotic with plenty of classic imagery, this is one you dont want to miss. Zhuo yi hang nicky wu, the head disciple of the wu dang sect, comes to the rescue, and a battle. The bride with white hair is an unusual entry in the hong kong costume fantasy genre, emphasizing romance and mood over action and swordplay. The bride with white hair times favorite theater button.
I do wish this was anamorphic, but i wasnt let down with this transfer in the least, very good work indeed. The bride with white hair watch full episodes free. On their wedding night, nichang, the bride with white hair, kidnaps lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against kit. Brigitte lin, leslie cheung, francis chunyu ng, elaine lui, kit ying lam, kingkei cheng, choichow hoh, eddy ko.
I had to laugh when reading your last paragraph lol. Most were awful, but ronny yus the bride with white hair has become a classic of the genre. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. The plot contrivance of having yihang and nichang separated for the majority of the film is understandable, but the parallel love story that serves as a standin leaves something to be desired. Hopefully his newest film, fearless with jet li, will be more of a return to form. First up, the director and producer were both determined that this would be a sp. The bride brigitte lin has lost all sanity in her flight for unrivaled strength. Except for some characters names, the plot is almost completely unrelated to the novel. The continuing saga begins with the bloody massacre of the followers of the eight lineages.
The subtitles on the tai seng dvd are removable, but strangely, they appear on the lower part of the print rather than below it in the black area. The bride with white hair ii 1993 ten years after her lover, cho yihang leslie cheung, turned against her in battle, martial arts master lien nichang brigitte lin is a bitter witch whose. It is the sequel to the bride with white hair, with brigitte lin and leslie cheung reprising their roles as lian nichang and zhuo yihang. Based on a twovolumed 1954 novel written by leung yusang, the film tells the story of. In the jade dragon mountains, the delivery is intercepted by lian ni chang ma su, a female vigilante.
The bride with white hair is a 2012 chinese television series loosely based on liang yushengs novel baifa monu zhuan. The bride with white hair 2 is a 1993 hong kong film directed by david wu. A visually dark movie the bride with white hair is a movie on the list which, in my opinion, isnt really all that good as a martial arts movie. Trailer du film the bride with white hair the bride with white hair. The bride with white hair 1993 ronny yu, philip kwok. The bride with white hair times movie tickets fandango. This is simply one of the finest films ever made, in my not so humble opinion. The bride with white hair 2 for ten years, cho has been in the snow of mount shin fung waiting for a rare flower to blossom that will cure his wife who, back in chung yuan, is sl. The bride with white hair 2 1993 david wu, ronny yu.
As a child he meets a girl named lian nichang after being chased by wolves. The bride with white hair is all libido and is melodramatic trash of the highest order. The last film ended with cho leslie cheung kwokwing, following the defeat of the wu tang clan, waiting atop the snowy peak of mount shing for a rare flower to blossom and heal his. Jual dvd serial silat mandarin the bride with white hair sms. Review the bride with white hair 2 bluray authority. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Fight back to school iii 1993 chinese 720p bluray dd5. Editor and cowriter of the original, david wu taiwai directs this followup to the wildly popular romantic fantasyhorror masterwork bride with white hair. On kit and lyres wedding night, lien nichang, the bride with white hair kidnaps lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against kit. Much of the first half of the film feels like youve seen it a hundred times before a troubled sifustudent relationship, divided loyalties, warring. Honestly i havent seen this version yet, and had thought about skipping it. A young warrior revives a beautiful witch also a champion warrior who was killed by jealous siamese twins. Shooting started on 26 april 2012 in hengdian world studios, zhejiang.
Of course, that move helped drive up the bride with white hairs box office, as cheungs devoted fans flocked to the theatre to hear their idols exclusive song. Bride with white hair how is bride with white hair abbreviated. So the movie is about a man named zhou yihang who is raised in the wutang sect, and will inherit command of their army. During the drought and famine years of the ming dynasty, the crown prince dispatches muchneeded food rations to be delivered to the most stricken areas. However, misunderstandings occur that cause a rift in their relationship, and lian ni changs hair turns white overnight after believing that zhuo yi hang has betrayed her. The bride with white hair deserves all the accolades it has received over the years and is no doubt a great intro for anyone new to this genre of hong kong cinema.
Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Theyre one of a pack of films that helped hook people like me into becoming hong kong cinema fans for life, and part. Jason, bride of chucky and 51st state are diverting, but none of these match up to the earlier effort the bride with white hair. To restore lian ni changs former beauty and reunite with his lover, zhuo yi hang travels to mount heaven in search of a legendary rare flower that blooms only once. Though the film has its moments, the bride with white hair 2 suffers immensely in comparison with its predecessor. Something cho did to her early in their marriage has turned her hair white and driven her mad. Its absolutely gorgeous and lurid and carnal, and can only be led by leslie cheung and brigitte lin, the two most mysteriously androgynous icons of hong kong cinema and the only two actors in hong kong history who can channel the fairy tale. Now the duo, who have fallen in love, must battle the evil twins who rule the corrupt mo dynasty. It was quite draggy from what i could remember but i did finish it. The bride with white hair martial arts action movies.