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China Wife

China Wife

Part of 南洋三部曲（系列）

1957•1h 48m
DramaRomanceHistory

Ah-gau (Keung Chung-ping) leaves his wife Sou Jing, and son in Macau for Nanyang to join his cousin (Patrick Tse Yin) in search of employment. A series of events propel Ah-gau into high society and he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-zyu, (Patsy Kar Ling). Abandoned by Ah-gau, Sou Jing suffers in utter poverty and journeys to Singapore in search of her husband.

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Production

Kong Ngee Film Company 光艺制片公司

Language

CN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Patrick Tse Yin

Patrick Tse Yin

Zang Dai Sing

Keung Chung-Ping

Keung Chung-Ping

Ah Gau

Patsy Ka Ling

Patsy Ka Ling

Ming-zyu

Nam Hung

Nam Hung

Sou Jing

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