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Plot summary
Zhuo Yi-Hang is a swordsman of the Wudang Sect, raised by his master Tzu Yang to inherit the leadership of the clan one day, a duty he does not want. He heads the eight major martial arts sects in their campaign against an evil cult. Lian Nichang grew up an orphan among wolves before the cult took her in, and she kills for the cult. The two meet and fall in love. Ji Wushuang, the joined twins at the head of the cult, also loves her, and Lian Nichang wants to leave the cult and live an ordinary life with Zhuo Yi-Hang. The Wudang Sect and the cult are both against the pair.
Cast
- Wong Gwan-Hongas Evil Cult Follower
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Bride with White Hair (1993)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Two bombs planted by triads went off near the production's location while Brigitte Lin was on set. Lin recalled a loud explosion that nobody understood until after filming, and the triad involvement in Hong Kong filmmaking led her to hire a female personal driver between shooting days.
- Brigitte Lin's look in Swordsman II, The East Is Red (1993) and The Bride with White Hair became the basis for the design of Xena in the American television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001).
- Cinematographer Peter Pau lit the film with hard light, extreme blacks and pure whites mixed with deep reds and blues, plus fog, smoke and filter effects; for sword fights he angled softer light sources so they cast dramatic reflections in the lens.
- Cinematographer Peter Pau carried the lighting tricks he used on The Bride with White Hair over to later films, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), to enhance their sword fights, and reteamed with Ronny Yu on Bride of Chucky (1998).
- While filming the sequel The Bride with White Hair 2, Brigitte Lin said on set that she planned to take a long break from acting; as of 2020 her last major film appearance was in Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time (1994).
