Red Plum Pavilion

Red Plum Pavilion — Plot

Li is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to a handsome scholar, Pei Shunqing. However, a rich evil man, Jia Sidao, is attracted by Li's beauty and wants to take Li as his concubine. Pei and Li then come to discuss the matter and decide to flee, but they are kidnapped by Jia's men before they can escape. Jia threatens to kill Pei, and Li finally yields but requests to see Pei for the last time. During their short conversation Li tries to persuade Pei to leave, but he insists that he will not leave without her. Li tells him that she has promised to be Jia’s concubine. Pei has to depart, angry and disappointed. Later, Li tries to kill Jia with his sword before their wedding but she is stabbed to death instead. Li's ghost then returns to avenge Jia and his men by burning them until only ashes remain.

• Release date
• October 10, 1968
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Music, Drama
• Director
• Wong Tin-Lam

Red Plum Pavilion — Cast

Betty Loh Ti Li Hui-Niang Zhao Lei Pei Shun-Ching Doreen Chien Rong-Rong Maid Chao Hsia Leung Sing Poh Chia Sze-Tao Tin Ching Cheng Hu-Chen Kelly Lai Chen Scholar Hao Li-Jen Su Li Liao Ying-Zhong