''The Bride with White Hair 2'' is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by

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. It is the sequel to '' The Bride with White Hair'', with Brigitte Lin and

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reprising their roles as Lian Nichang and Zhuo Yihang. Although the first film is loosely based on

Liang Yusheng Chen Wentong (5 April 1924 – 22 January 2009), better known by his pen name Liang Yusheng, was a Chinese writer. Credited as the pioneer of the "New School" (新派) of the ''wuxia'' genre in the 20th century, Chen was one of the best known ...

's ''

Baifa Monü Zhuan ''Baifa Monü Zhuan'' is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was serialised between 5 August 1957 and 10 December 1958 in the Hong Kong newspaper ''Sin Wun Pao''. It is closely related to ''Qijian Xia Tianshan'' and '' Saiwai Qixia Zhuan''. The no ...

'', this film is almost independent of the novel except for the main characters' names.

Plot

Lian Nichang felt betrayed by her lover, Zhuo Yihang, and has since morphed into the vicious "White-Haired Witch". She starts a cult which accepts women who were exploited by men. Its members include

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, who was betrayed by Wu Sangui. Meanwhile, Zhuo Yihang awaits on a snow-capped mountain for a rare flower to bloom, as he believes that it can turn Lian Nichang's hair black again. Lian Nichang vows to kill the surviving members of the eight major martial arts schools, who view her as their sworn enemy after she killed their seniors. Feng Junjie, heir to the

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's leadership position, marries Yu Qin, with the elders of the other schools as their witnesses. On the wedding night, Lian Nichang appears and kidnaps Yu Qin, leaving behind a trail of destruction and corpses. Feng Junjie survives the massacre and plans with the survivors to infiltrate the Witch's base and rescue his wife. Meanwhile, Lian Nichang brainwashes Yu Qin through a series of rituals and makes her see her husband and the eight schools as foes. Feng Junjie and his companions confront the Witch and her followers in a battle but are defeated and only Feng and his friend are left of the group. They travel to the mountain in search of Zhuo Yihang, the only person who can stop the Witch from continuing with her brutal massacres. After enduring hardship, they fail to find Zhuo Yihang and decide to return to the Witch's base in a final attempt to save Yu Qin. Feng Junjie is no match for Lian Nichang and is almost killed by her when Zhuo Yihang suddenly appears and stops her. Lian Nichang uses her hair to pierce through Zhuo Yihang's body, critically wounding him, but her hatred towards him gradually subsides as Zhuo gave Lian the same flower that could reverse her condition. Just then, Chen stabs Lian for betraying her own cult's principles, causing Lian to pull her hair out from Zhuo Yihang's body, and kills Chen in retaliation. The film ends with the deaths of Zhuo Yihang and Lian Nichang, who reconciles their past feud and laid to rest together as lovers, as well as Lian's white hair turning black again. On the other hand, Feng Junjie is reunited with his wife, who has recovered from her trance.

Cast

* Brigitte Lin as Lian Nichang *

as Zhuo Yihang *

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as Ling Yue'er * Sunny Chan as Feng Junjie *

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as Yu Qin * Cheung Kwok-leung as Duan Qi *

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as Xinghui *

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as Emei Granny * Ruth Winona Tao as

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as Wu Sangui *

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as school elder * Yu Chun-fung as Lan Lang * Richard Suen as Lühen * Jacky Yeung as Yi Fengxing * Wong Sun as school elder

References

External links

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Review of the Australian DVD at Heroic Cinema

Beyond Hollywood Movie Review
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