Jiang shan mei ren (1959)
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Dai Lin, Bo Hong, Wei Hong, Lei Zhao, King Hu
An incognito emperor’s search for a woman he met at a village festival draws him toward forbidden social and moral boundaries.
The story
Zhengde, a young emperor with a taste for crickets, travels incognito to Jiangnan, a region whose scenery and women have been praised to him. At a festival in the village of Mei-long, he becomes captivated by a young woman. Determined to see her again and hoping to begin a romance, he sets out to find her. His pursuit brings him into conflict with social and moral boundaries, though the account does not specify how events unfold.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The young Zhengde, a dilettante emperor with a fondness for crickets, decides to travel incognito to visit Jiangnan, whose beautiful scenery and female population have been extolled to him. At a festival in the village of Mei-long, he is captivated by a young woman and sets out to find her again, hoping to begin a romantic relationship—a pursuit that will involve transgressing various social and moral norms.
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