''Princess Fragrance'', released as ''Gebi Enchou Lu'' (戈壁恩仇录) in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Book and the Sword ''The Book and the Sword'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武 ...

''. The film is a sequel to ''

The Romance of Book and Sword ''The Romance of Book and Sword'' (released as ''Jiangnan Shujian Qing'', 江南書劍情 in mainland China) is a 1987 Hong Kong film by Ann Hui, based on Louis Cha's novel ''The Book and the Sword''. The film was followed by '' Princess Fragran ...

'', released earlier in the same month and also directed by

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Ho ...

. The film is largely seen as a faithful adaptation of the original novel; however, it is less available now due to limited releases on VCD and DVD.

Plot

The film covers the second half of the Louis Cha's novel ''The Book and the Sword''. It introduces another protagonist, Princess Fragrance, who does not appear in the first film ''The Romance of Book and Sword''.

Fuk'anggan Fuk'anggan ( Manchu:, Möllendorff: fuk'anggan; ; 1748–1796), courtesy name Yaolin (), was a Manchu noble and general of the Qing Dynasty. He was from the Fuca clan () and the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners. Fuk'anggan's father ...

does not appear in the film.

Cast

*Zhang Duofu as adult Chen Jialuo **Jiang Wei as young Chen Jialuo *Aiyinuo as Princess Fragrance *Chang Dashi as

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

*Liu Jia as Huoqingtong *Ding Cuihua as Luo Bing *Lü Yongquan as Taoist Wuchen *Yu Dalu as Zhao Banshan *Guo Bichuan as Wen Tailai *Wang Jingqiu as Zhang Jin *Hou Changrong as Yu Yutong *Chen Youwang as Xu Tianhong *Ren Naichang as Shi Shuangying *Zhang Jun as Chang Bozhi *Wang Wei as Chang Hezhi *Zheng Jianhua as Jiang Sigen *Fu Yongcai as Wei Chunhua *Sun Chenxi as Xinyan *Wang Hongtao as Yu Wanting *Wu Chunsheng as Zhang Zhaozhong *Yang Junsheng as

Heshen Heshen (; ; 1 July 1750 – 22 February 1799) of the Manchu Niohuru clan, was an official of the Qing dynasty favored by the Qianlong Emperor and called the most corrupt official in Chinese history. After the death of Qianlong, the Jiaqing ...

*Ding Tao as Zhaohui *Si Gengtian as Messenger *A'Si'er as Dahu *Kuli Sitan as Erhu *Fan Yin as Sanhu *Jiapa'er as Sihu *Hadi'er as Muzhuolun *Aniwa'er as Huo'ayi

External links

* * 1987 films Hong Kong martial arts films Films directed by Ann Hui Films based on The Book and the Sword Wuxia films Films about rebels Qianlong Emperor 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-HongKong-film-stub