Four Moods

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.

• Chu Hsiang-KanScreenplay
• King HuScreenplay
• Pu SonglingScreenplay
• Lee HsingDirector
• Pai Ching-juiDirector
• King HuDirector
• Li Han-HsiangDirector
• Li Han-HsiangWriter
• Zhishan LiWriter
• Chang Yung-HsiangWriter
• Pai Ching-juiWriter

• Zhen ZhenCast
• Yueh YangCast
• Chang Mei-YaoCast
• Li Li-HuaCast
• Peter Yang KwanCast
• Chang TsengCast
• Han SuCast
• Lung FeiCast
• Chiang ChingCast
• Chen Kuo-ChunCast
• Hsueh HanCast
• Ko Hsiang-TingCast