''Diau Charn'' is a 1958 Hong Kong

Huangmei opera Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others ...

film directed by

Li Han-hsiang Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Huludao, Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His ''The Enchanting ...

. The film is based on the 14th century novel ''

Romance of the Three Kingdoms ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' () is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 184 AD and ...

'', and stars Lin Dai as

Diaochan Diaochan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Although based on a minor historical personage, she is mostly a fictional character. She is best known for her role in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', ...

(Diau Charn).

Cast

* Lin Dai as

(

Tsin Ting Tsin Ting (; 1934 – 20 October 2022) was a Taiwanese singer and dubbing artist, sometimes known as the Marni Nixon of Hong Kong cinema. Biography Tsin Ting was born in Sichuan, China. She arrived in Hong Kong in 1949 with her brother after Chi ...

dubbed the songs) * Chao Lei as

Lü Bu Lü Bu () (died 7 February 199), courtesy name Fengxian, was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of Imperial China. Originally a subordinate of a minor warlord Ding Yuan, he betray ...

* Lo Wei as Dong Zhuo * Yang Chih-ching as Wang Yun * Li Yun-chung as Li Ru * Lo Hsiung as Zhang Wen

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* 1958 films Chinese black-and-white films 1950s Mandarin-language films Films based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms Films set in 2nd-century Han dynasty Huangmei opera films Films directed by Li Han-hsiang {{China-film-stub