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Princess Fragrance (1987)

Princess Fragrance poster
Original title
香香公主
Directed by
Ann Hui
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a minority clan in 18th century China becomes caught between her love for a Han martial arts hero and the political demands of her powerful brother. The hero must navigate his loyalty to his own people and his feelings for her as larger conflicts threaten to tear them apart.

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What happens

Princess Fragrance (香香公主), also known as Gebi Enchou Lu (戈壁恩仇錄), is a 1987 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from the novel The Book and the Sword by Jin Yong. Directed by Ann Hui, it is a sequel to The Romance of Book and Sword, which was released earlier in the same month. The film is largely seen as a faithful adaptation of the novel; however, it is less available now due to limited releases on VCD and DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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