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Release Year1959
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageZH
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorZhu Shilin
WritersZhu Shilin
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsSweet as Honey
About Sweet as Honey
Zhang Mingyang and Ding Huilan are newlyweds and very much in love. Yang's old lover, Wang Baozhu, pays a surprise visit and asks Yang to help her find her long-lost husband. In order to avoid the same mistake of his father-in-law being pestered by his jealous mother-in-law, Yang has to claim that Zhu is the mistress of his colleague, which causes the wives to be suspicious. After Lan learns the truth, she helps Zhu find her husband and exposes Yang's lies ......
Directed by Zhu Shilin, Sweet as Honey leans on a strong ensemble — Hsia Meng, Fu Chi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1959.
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