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''Thirteen'' is a 1974
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film directed by Sung Tsun-shou and produced by
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. It was based on the novel ''Zaoshu'' ("matured early") by
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ese novelist Kuo Liang-hui.Daw-Ming Lee ''Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema'' 0810879220 2012 p.400 "Two of her novels were made into films by veteran director Sung Tsun-Shou: Thirteen/Zao shou (1974) and Ask My Love from God/Ci qing ke wen tian (1978)."


Cast and characters

* Chin Han as Lu Tao-jan, a newspaper publisher. * Hsia Ping as Lan Chin, Lu's wife. The marriage is unhappy, and she spends most of her time playing mahjong. She treats her daughters rudely, but spoils her son. * Ku Chiu-chin as Lu Yun-pai, Lu Tao-jan's oldest daughter. She is married, pregnant and hardworking. * Chen I-ling as Lu Chin-pai, Lu Tao-jan's second daughter. She spends most of her time dressing up and hanging out with her boyfriend. * Tien Niu as Lu Chih-pai, Lu Tao-jan's third daughter and the protagonist of the film. She is 13 and does not like to study. She also does not get along with Chin-pai, with whom she shares a room. * Yuan Man-tzu as Lu Hsiu-pai, Lu Tao-jan's fourth daughter. * Chiang Ko-ai as Lu Li-pai, Lu Tao-jan's fifth daughter. * Hsu Chia-lin as Lu Sheng-pai, Lu Tao-jan's son and the youngest child. * Ling Yun as Shih Hsin-chiao, a 30-year-old journalist who trained under Lu Tao-jan. * Huang Shu-yi as Shih Hsin-ju, Shih Hsin-chiao's cousin in Macau. Her husband is in America, living with another woman. * Wong Yue as Hung Sen, a playboy 2 grades higher than Chih-pai. * Wang Ching-ho as the gynecologist.


Plot

Shih Hsin-chiao, a journalist who trained under mentor Lu Tao-jan, is a family friend of the Lus and well-liked by the children. Lu's 13-year-old daughter Chih-pai is infatuated with "Uncle Shih", but Shih sees her only as a child. Lu Tao-jan is transferred to Macau, where he has an affair with Shih's cousin. When Shih returns after a trip to Japan, he finds Chih-pai an attractive young woman. After repeatedly being rejected by Shih, Chih-pai has a relationship with a rich playboy Hung Sen, which leaves her pregnant. Desperate, she goes to the only man who can help her: Shih.


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Trailer with English subtitles
* * 1974 films Hong Kong films Shaw Brothers Studio films Films based on Taiwanese novels Films directed by Sung Tsun-shou 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-HongKong-film-stub