The Wheel of Life

The Wheel of Life

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 1983

Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.

The Wheel of Life

105 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 1983

The Wheel of Life
Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Taiwan Film Culture Co.
Original title 大輪迴
Directors Pai Ching-jui, Lee Hsing, King Hu
Writers Ling Chung, Chang Yung-hsiang

Cast

Shih Chun

as Lu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan

Peng Hsueh-Fen

as Han Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng

Chiang Hou-Jen

as Feng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng

Cho Kin

as Lu Zizhen, part 1

Lee Man-Tai

as The Mute, part 1

Chen Hui-Lou

as Uncle Xiao Yunan, part 2

Chang Pao-Shan

as Er ye, part 2

Cheung Ching-Fung

as Mr. Tian, part 2

Fu Pi Hui

as Madame Ma, part 2

Fu Chuen

as Maid Xiaojuan, part 2

Wang Fei

as Innkeeper