The Purple Shell
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Hui Pui-ching, a gentle and fragile woman, endures relentless abuse from her violent husband Fan Pak-nan. By chance, she meets Ha Mon-hin, a cultured and compassionate businessman trapped in his own loveless marriage. Drawn together by loneliness and understanding, their relationship unfolds quietly along seaside walks, where a simple purple shell becomes a symbol of tenderness and fragile hope. As suspicion, jealousy, and blackmail close in, their impossible love spirals toward devastating consequences.
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Chiang Feng
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Ling Yun
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Chiang Hsing-Lung
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Pan Lei
Chiung Yao
Feng Chiang
Hsu Pei-ching
Ou Wei
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Yun Ling
Hsia Ming-hsuan
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Wen Ling
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Lui Ming
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Pan Lei Director · Chiung Yao Author Lo Ming-Tao Composer
First release August 2, 1967 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 紫貝殼
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Shaw Brothers
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
紫貝殼
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 2, 1967
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