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The Bride Napping (1962)

The romance of a squire's daughter and a poor but refined scholar is thwarted when a loutish bandit is mistaken for the scholar by a confused servant and is given the idea that the daughter's hand in marriage is his for the asking. Rich in cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and reversals of gender roles, the film playfully subverts traditional Confucian values.

Release: 1962-03-13
Runtime: 128 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Betty Loh Ti
Betty Loh Ti
Chun Lan
Ding Ling
Ding Ling
Liu Yuet-Ying
Kiu Chong
Kiu Chong
Pien Chi
Diana Chang Chung-Wen
Diana Chang Chung-Wen
Chou Yu-Lu
Chu Mu
Chu Mu
Chou Tung
Chen Yu-Hsin
Chen Yu-Hsin
Squire Liu Teh-Ming
Ma Hsiao-Nung
Ma Hsiao-Nung
Squire's wife
Ku Wen-Chung
Ku Wen-Chung
Liu Fu
Tien Feng
Tien Feng
Tiger General Li Chung
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Fung Ngai
Monk Lo Chi-Hsin/Lo Teh
Fuk Yan-Cheng
Fuk Yan-Cheng
Chou Tsai
Hao Li-Jen
Hao Li-Jen
Innkeeper
Ren Hao
Ren Hao
Inn waiter
Erh Chun
Erh Chun
Scholar
Ling Hon
Ling Hon
Parade spectator
Chai Lam
Chai Lam
Constable
Cheung Sek-Aau
Cheung Sek-Aau
Bandit
Gwan Jing-Leung
Gwan Jing-Leung
Bandit