Garden of Repose

Overview

Yang Mengchi is a spoiled, rich do-nothing whose habit of smoking opium has cost him his entire fortune and the family mansion, the Garden of Repose, now due to be sold to Yao Guodong. Fearing that Yao's spoiled and unruly son Siaofu will follow in Yang's footsteps, Yao's stepwife Wan Zhaohua tries to instil discipline in the child but her efforts are undermined by the child's indulging and protective father and grandmother. Unable to reform himself despite his own son's chastisement, Yang leaves home to lead a reclusive life in a destitute temple, only helped out by his filial daughter Han'er. The poverty-stricken Yang is drafted into the army and tragedy ensues.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 13, 1964

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Feng Huang Motion Picture Company

Cast

Wong Siu-Yin,Ping Fan,Hsia Meng,Kong Hon,Tao Hai,Yang Sheng,Huang Fang,Shek Sau,Wong Kwai-Ping,Bao Fangand 4 more

Director

Zhu Shilin

Writer

Ba Jin,Yan Xia,Zhu Shilin

Cinematography

Si Cheung

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0205103