Movie: A Poet From The Sea

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hou Yao
Hou Yao

Ih Bing

Cho-cho Lam
Cho-cho Lam

Yin Meizhen

Li Dandan
Li Dandan

Liu Tsan Ying

Wang Xieyan
Wang Xieyan

Meng Shi

Ge Lijiang
Ge Lijiang

Yinqiao Yi
Yinqiao Yi

Yin Xifu

Yansheng Fang
Yansheng Fang

Qin Yun

Buping Dai
Buping Dai

Shi Shaoqiu

Qichen Zhang
Qichen Zhang

Wen Yuyuan

Xizhang Ou
Xizhang Ou

Jin Dayou

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    Hou Yao wrote, directed and starred in A Poet from the Sea (1927). It was shot in Stanley, Hong Kong. The surviving copy was only 23-minute long, but Hou Yao's romantic side was obvious through the scenic location and beautiful set-up. The love story between Poet (Hou Yao) and his lover (Lee Dan-dan) was pure and lyrical, a gem from China Sun Motion Picture Company (Shanghai) in the 1920s.

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    1927-07-08

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