Third Sister Liu

7.0 (11 votes)• 1960• 117m•Released

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Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.

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Languages: Mandarin

Director: Li Su

Starring Cast: Wanqiu Huang, Zong-xue Xia, Zhang Wenjun, Liu Shilong, Yin Liang, Fang Hua

Cast

Wanqiu Huang

刘三姐（Third Sister Liu）

Zong-xue Xia

莫怀仁（Huairen Mo）

Zhang Wenjun

Sister Zhou

Liu Shilong

阿牛哥（Ah Niu）

Yin Liang

刘二（Er Liu)

Fang Hua

秀才（Xiucai）

He Ruyu

莫进财（Jin-cai Mo）

Li Wancheng

罗秀才（Xiucai Luo）

Juguang Zhang

老渔夫（Fisherman）

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