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Romance / Drama / Family / Fantasy

The Lovers.

Life is fleeting as a butterfly.

In 337 A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man.

Directed by Tsui Hark

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Charlie Yeung Choi-nei

Charlie Yeung Choi-nei

Chu Ying Tai

Nicky Wu

Nicky Wu

Liang Shan Po

Carrie Ng Ka-lai

Carrie Ng Ka-lai

Ying Tai's Mother

Elvis Tsui Kam-kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-kong

Ying Tai's Father

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Cheung-Kwai

Sun Xing

Sun Xing

Monk

Vickey Liu

Vickey Liu

Madam Yuen

Shen Hai-Rong

Shen Hai-Rong

Madam Leung

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