The Pawned Wife (典妻) 39 years old

A young starving married couple leave their baby with mum to find better fortune. They stowaway on a train, but are caught by a guard. The husband kills the guard and is injured, then is shot by another railway employee. The couple find shelter and are helped by a young monk and hindered by his master. The young monk suggests that, in order to pay for medical treatment, that the woman follow the village custom and pawn herself. Presenting herself as having a sick brother instead of a husband, the woman is pawned to an ugly but sincere villager named Ox.

Credits

The Pawned Wife Cast

Name Character
Lu Hsiao-Fen She was 28, now 68 years old as Yin-hua

The Pawned Wife Crew

Name Department
Chang Yung-hsiang as Writer. He was 55 (now 95) years old Writing
Wang Chu-Chin as Director. Directing
The Pawned Wife (39 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 01, 1985
  • Runtime: 99 minutes