Osmanthus Alley
6.9
Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to rise from her poverty. She becomes famous for her embroidery and eventually marries into a rich family, but tragedy ensues.
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Cast
24 people
Lu Hsiao-Fen
Tai Hung
Also in
Day Off
Song of the Exile
Tou Tsung-hua
Known for
Copycat Killer
Lust, Caution
Yah-Ming Ding
Also in
My Mother's Teahouse
Chen Kun-hou
Also in
That Day, on the Beach
Raymond Chow
Known for
A Simple Life
Emil Chau Wah-kin
Known for
Gorgeous
Mr. Nice Guy
Hsiu-Ling Lin
(as Shiow Ling Lin)
Li Horng Shiau
Hui San-Chi
Simon Yam
Known for
Ip Man
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Wu Nien-jen
Known for
Yi Yi
Taipei Story
Teng-Fei Lin
Chen Kun-hou Director · Wu Nien-jen Writer Yah-Ming Ding Writer
First release April 1, 1987 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan · Production Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Scholar Films Co., Ltd.
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Production
Scholar Films Co., Ltd.
Production
Central Motion Pictures
Production
Golden Harvest Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
桂花巷
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · April 1, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 29, 1991
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 1988
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