Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Hou Yao
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers under Malay Film Productions and made a handful of films, including such films as Bermadu and Ibu Tiri, before being murdered in 1942.
A love story between a poor scholar and wealthy woman.
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Mutiara, before being murdered in 1942.
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Tiga Kekasih, before being murdered in 1942.
This film is in the collections of the China Film Archive, according to the International Federation of Film Archives.
Hou Yao wrote, directed and starred in A Poet from the Sea (1927). It was shot in Stanley, Hong Kong. The surviving copy was only 23-minute long, but Hou Yao's romantic side was obvious through the scenic location and beautiful set-up. The love story between Poet (Hou Yao) and his lover (Lee Dan-dan) was pure and lyrical, a gem from China Sun Motion Picture Company (Shanghai) in the 1920s.
A Cantonese drama shot in HK in the 1930s.
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Full Moon Over Malaya, before being murdered in 1942.
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Tiga Kekasih, before being murdered in 1942.
After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers under Malay Film Productions and made a handful of films, including Bermadu and Hanchor Hati, before being murdered in 1942.