The Lion's Roar

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Yam Kim-Fai
Yam Kim-Fai

Chan Kwai-sheung

Pak Suet-Sin
Pak Suet-Sin

Lau Yuk-ngo

Leung Sing Po
Leung Sing Po

So Tung-po

Poon Yat-On
Poon Yat-On

Ching Yuk-shu

Tam Sin-Hung
譚倩紅

Kam Cho

So Siu-Tong
So Siu-Tong

Sung Emperor

Ma Siu-Ying
Ma Siu-Ying

Madam Ching

Lee Hong Kum
Lee Hong Kum

Sung Empress

Lai Kwan-lin
Lai Kwan-lin

Lau Shui

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    Chan Kwai-sheung visits the brothel with So Tung-bo while his wife, Lau Yuk-ngo, is sleeping. As this is the first time Sheung did this, Ngo wants him to suffer and so makes him wear a lamp on his head. During the Lantern Festival, the Emperor has fun with his officials. After a few drinks, Bo says that Ngo has lost the virtues of a woman. Ngo immediately appeals to the Emperor. All the women there, including the Empress, say that Bo should be punished. Bo is unhappy and invites his cousin, Kam Cho, seduce Sheung to make Ngo unhappy. Sheung, a philanderer, schemes to take Cho as his concubine. Ngo finds out and beats him. Bo urges Sheung to divorce Ngo. Ngo is furious and lodges a complaint with the imperial court. The Emperor allows Sheung to have a concubine. Ngo pleads that she would rather drink poison than let Sheung take a concubine. Feeling remorseful, Sheung drinks the poison after his wife. Fortunately, the queen has switched the poison with vinegar. The couple reconciles.

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    1959-06-30

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