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The Best Secret Agent (1964)
Directed by Chang Ying
Thriller, Drama, History · 1h 42m
During the Sino-Japanese War, Tsui-Ying flees with her father from the Japanese occupation. She meets a young man, Ling-Yun, and falls in love. Yet Tsui-Ying chooses to leave Ling-Yun and marries his uncle, a traitor who serves the Japanese. Out of heartbreak, Ling-Yun leaves the country to study abroad. In the meantime, Special Agent 001 leads the resistance against the Japanese. After Ling-Yun returns to Shanghai from the UK, he is surprised to find out his ex-lover has become the wife of his uncle Chao-Chun. Special Agent 001 continues their sabotage and the identify of the agent finally is revealed. The first Taiwanese-language spy film produced in Taiwan, The Best Secret Agent is a remake of the 1945 movie of the same name that caused a sensation in Shanghai.
Cast
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Liu Ching
Pai Hung
Crew
- Director
- Chang Ying
- Screenplay
- Tu Yun-Chih
- Director of Photography
- Lin Tsan-Ting
Details
- Original title
- 天字第一號
- Release date
- 1964-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Production
- Wanshou Film