Dance teacher Ling-Ling receives a letter from her childhood friend Mei-Hua, who, after being forced into prostitution by local gangsters, was murdered in Japan. The letter was her last call for help, asking Ling-Ling to rescue her sister, who is controlled by the gangsters. Ling-Ling arrives in Tok...(Read more)
Dance teacher Ling-Ling receives a letter from her childhood friend Mei-Hua, who, after being forced into prostitution by local gangsters, was murdered in Japan. The letter was her last call for help, asking Ling-Ling to rescue her sister, who is controlled by the gangsters. Ling-Ling arrives in Tokyo only to be hunted down by the gangsters. After losing her right eye in the process, she becomes hell-bent on revenge.
One of the top Taiwanese female revenge films, Woman Revenger, directed by OUYANG Chun, showcases the deep-rooted problems of gambling, violence, drugs and sexual exploitation. The setting of a powerless woman battling patriarchy epitomizes the Taiwanese people’s collective unconsciousness under coercion. This unrelenting woman out for revenge was an early role for actress YANG Hui-Shan, who would later portray milder and more sophisticated characters that garnered her numerous accolades, most notably in two acclaimed literary adaptations Jade Love (1984) and Kuei-Mei, a Woman (1985).
DVD source:Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
Chinese title: | 女性的復仇 |
Year: | 1982 |
Director: | OUYANG Chun |
Duration: | 85min |
Length: | Feature |
Category: | Fiction |
Genre: | Drama |
Theme: | Society |
Color: | Color |
Format: | DVD |
Sound: | Stereo |
Language: | Mandarin |
Subtitle: | English |
Producer: | WU Dun |
Actors: | YANG Hui-Shan, LU Yi-Feng, ZHANG Ying-Zhen, LIU De-Kai, MU Si-Cheng |
Screenplay: | DAI Zhen-He |
Camera: |
LIN Wen-Jin |
Music: | HUANG Mao-Shan |
Excluded for public screenings: | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China(not including Hong Kong, Macau), United Kingdom, United States. |
Royalty period: | Jun. 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2023 |
Licensing contact: | This film is for non-profit screenings only. Regarding conditions for screening, please contact Taiwan Film and Audivisual Institute: toolkit@mail.tfi.org.tw Forcommercial licensing, please contact Juan Mei-Na nanalisa333@hotmail.com |
Festival list: | 2013 New York Asian Film Festival 2011 Generation Horror:Popular Fears & Pop Cinema |