Thirteen (1974 film)
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Director Sung Tsun-shou Language Mandarin | 6.8/10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 19 March 1974 (1974-03-19) Based on Kuo Liang-huis Zao Shu Writer Liang-hui Kuo (story), Tsun-Shou Sung (screenplay) |
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Thirteen is a 1974 Hong Kong coming-of-age film directed by Sung Tsun-shou and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It was based on the novel Zaoshu ("matured early") by Taiwanese novelist Kuo Liang-hui.
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Cast and characters
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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