CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 30m

Sable Cicada

60%(1)IMDbDramaRomanceWar

Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.

Directed byBu Wan-Cang

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
ZH
Released
June 15, 1938
Studios
Hsin Hwa Motion Picture CompanyXinhua Production Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Violet Koo Lan-Chun

Violet Koo Lan-Chun

Jin Shan

Jin Shan

Diu Ban-Wah

Eryi Gu

Eryi Gu

Wei Heling

Wei Heling

Jie Tang

Jie Tang

Man-Lei Hui

Han Lan-Gen

Han Lan-Gen

Zhang Zhizhi

Zhang Zhizhi

Lan Chun Koo

Creative team
Directed by
Bu Wan-Cang
Bu Wan-Cang
Written by
Bu Wan-Cang
Bu Wan-Cang
Produced by
Zhang Shankun
Zhang Shankun

Keep watching

More like this

Timbuktu7.0

Timbuktu

2014 · Film

Treacherous Alliance5.6

Treacherous Alliance

2003 · Film

Young Fugitives3.7

Young Fugitives

1938 · Film

Toukokuun taika6.3

Toukokuun taika

1948 · Film

Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer5.3

Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer

2021 · Film

Hampton's Legion

Hampton's Legion

2021 · Film

The Hyena4.4

The Hyena

1997 · Film

Frank and Ava5.2

Frank and Ava

2018 · Film

Black Bud3.5

Black Bud

2021 · Film

The Impossible7.4

The Impossible

2012 · Film

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion7.9

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

2018 · Film

Maruja6.8

Maruja

1959 · Film

Booker8.0

Booker

1984 · Film

She Could Be the One

She Could Be the One

2024 · Film

A Sniper's War5.0

A Sniper's War

2018 · Film

A Royal Affair7.3

A Royal Affair

2012 · Film

11 Rebels6.9

11 Rebels

2024 · Film

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds7.3

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972 · Film

Hot Milk5.9

Hot Milk

2025 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Suite Française7.2

Suite Française

2015 · Film

Mrs. Miniver7.1

Mrs. Miniver

1942 · Film

The Chinese Widow7.2

The Chinese Widow

2017 · Film

Dear John6.8

Dear John

2010 · Film

The Exception6.9

The Exception

2017 · Film

The History of Love6.4

The History of Love

2016 · Film

Firebird7.4

Firebird

2021 · Film

An Ordinary Man6.2

An Ordinary Man

2017 · Film

Bat★216.3

Bat★21

1988 · Film

The Last Rifleman6.6

The Last Rifleman

2023 · Film

Jacknife6.4

Jacknife

1989 · Film

Flyboys6.5

Flyboys

2006 · Film

Their Finest6.6

Their Finest

2017 · Film

Northanger Abbey6.8

Northanger Abbey

2007 · Film

Rescue at Dongji8.3

Rescue at Dongji

2025 · Film

Guernica5.8

Guernica

2016 · Film

The Last of the Mohicans7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 · Film

Battleground6.7

Battleground

1949 · Film

Doctor Zhivago7.6

Doctor Zhivago

1965 · Film

The Scarlet and the Black7.1

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · Film