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The Human Goddess

Original title: Xian nü xia fan
  • 1972
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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The Human Goddess (1972)
ComedyFantasyRomance

An often hilarious and very timely look at the state of Hong Kong in the early 70's, an era of troubled romance, painful poverty and greedy land tycoons - all of whom have to answer to an an... Read allAn often hilarious and very timely look at the state of Hong Kong in the early 70's, an era of troubled romance, painful poverty and greedy land tycoons - all of whom have to answer to an angel who has been sent from heaven to look after the residents of the former British colony... Read allAn often hilarious and very timely look at the state of Hong Kong in the early 70's, an era of troubled romance, painful poverty and greedy land tycoons - all of whom have to answer to an angel who has been sent from heaven to look after the residents of the former British colony.

  • Director
    • Meng-Hua Ho
  • Writer
    • Meng-Hua Ho
  • Stars
    • Ching Lee
    • Feng Chin
    • Peng Peng
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Meng-Hua Ho
    • Writer
      • Meng-Hua Ho
    • Stars
      • Ching Lee
      • Feng Chin
      • Peng Peng
    • 4User reviews
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    Ching Lee
    Ching Lee
      Feng Chin
      Feng Chin
      Peng Peng
      Peng Peng
      Hsiung Chao
      Hsiung Chao
      Peng-Fei Li
      Peng-Fei Li
      Lu Pai
      Lan Sun
      Lan Sun
      Dean Shek
      Dean Shek
        Pin Ho
        Pin Ho
        Wei Wu
        Hung Lu
        Yen Fu
        Yung Mei
        Hua Lu
        Hui Hsia
        Hui Kuo
          Shih-Ou Chang
          Shih-Ou Chang
          Chok-Chow Cheung
          Chok-Chow Cheung
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          • Trivia
            While local Mandarin films were experiencing a local box office slump during a brief period in the early 70s, former Shaw director/production manager Yuan Chiu Feng reportedly announced in a Taipei press conference that 'Xian nu xia fan' aka 'The Human Goddess' was to be the first Mandarin language feature to be sent over to the United States for patented single strip 70mm Cinerama formatting to tailor it for local D-150 exhibition at Shaw Brother's own Cinerama equipped Pearl Theatre in Hong Kong.

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          6/10
          A guilty pleasure
          'The Human Goddess' is a VERY guilty pleasure starring Shaw Brothers' "Baby Queen" Li Ching. Li Ching is the Seventh Sister, an angel who comes down from heaven to see what life in Hong Kong is like. In Hong Kong, she runs into Zili(Chin Feng), a reincarnated version of her deceased lover, Dong Yong. Zili, with help from cook Uncle Bull(the warm, portly Peng Peng), do their best to watch over homeless kids in an run-down orphanage. However, a heartless tycoon named Xu Caifa wants the land where the orphanage is and he's willing to go to extremes to get it. Armed with omnipotent powers, spirit, and help from her "celestial sisters", Seventh Sister works to defend Zili, Uncle Bull, and the orphans from Xu Caifa.

          Scenes with nudity and some ribald, dyspeptic humor make 'Goddess' a questionable choice for children and prudent viewers, but this film still manages to be light-hearted and whimsical. Director Ho Meng Hua('The Flying Guillotine')does his best to hold the film together even though the film, at times, almost spins out of control like a broken merry-go-round. Li Ching is at the pinnacle of cuteness; she's almost like an HK Chinese Doris Day, to me, at least. 'The Human Goddess' does suffer from flaws such as overacting, stale puns, a dated 1970's look, etc., but it still manages to be a fun, enjoyable, and charming, albeit guilty pleasure.
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          • Country of origin
            • Hong Kong
          • Language
            • Mandarin
          • Also known as
            • Sin lui ha fan
          • Production company
            • Shaw Brothers
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 39 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 2.35 : 1

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