Four Moods
6.8
Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
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Cast
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Zhen Zhen
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Yueh Yang
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Cheng Chang
King Hu
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The Kingdom and the Beauty
Sons of the Good Earth
Chang Yung-hsiang
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黄金缉私队
Chang Mei-Yao
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The Enchanting Ghost
Love Styles XYZ
Hsiang Kan Chu
Lee Hsing
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Remote Love
Fu-Kan Chang
(Anger)
Li Li-Hua
Also in
Rape of the Sword
Vermilion Door
Li Han-Hsiang
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The Orphan Girl
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Peter Yang Kwan
Known for
The Golden Lotus
King Hu Director · Li Han-Hsiang Director Lee Hsing Director
Director Screenplay
King Hu
Director Writer
Li Han-Hsiang
Director
Lee Hsing
Director Writer
Pai Ching-jui
Screenplay
Pu Songling
Screenplay
Chu Hsiang-Kan
Writer
Chang Yung-Hsiang
Cinematographer
Chen Jung-Shu
Editor
Wang Chin-Chen
Production designer
Pei-Cheng Chang
Production designer
Hsiao-Geng Li
Costume designer
Chia-Chih Li
Costume designer
Chih Hua Li
Costume designer
Shu-Ching Li
United States release September 15, 1971 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 喜怒哀樂
Production
New Grand Films
Production
Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
喜怒哀樂
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · October 8, 1970
Theatrical
United States · September 15, 1971
San Francisco, California
Singapore
April 26, 2015 · Singapore Chinese Film Festival
South Korea
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
November 26, 2007 · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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