Movie: A Poet From The Sea

Top 6 Billed Cast

Hou Yao
Hou Yao

Ih Bing

Mi-Tsong
Mi-Tsong

Ting Bung

Miss D.D. Lee
Miss D.D. Lee

Liu Tsan Ying

S.D. Dju
S.D. Dju

Liu Yung

Sing-Yee
Sing-Yee

Chang Tien Pao

S.M. Ying
S.M. Ying

Tsian Er

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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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