Overview
A Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical copy of a beautiful woman to win the heart of a lonely male scholar.
Director and cast
- Ivy Ling Po as Scholar Zheng Zhan
- Li Ching as Peony / Mermaid
- Yang Chi-Ching as Prime Minister Chin Chong
- Ouyang Sha-Fei as Prime Minister's wife
- Yip Ching as Chun Lan
- Lily Li as Chiu Chu
- Chiang Kuang-Chao as Tortoise Spirit
- Tang Ti as Crap Spirit
- Han Ying-chieh as Prawn Spirit
- Shirley Wong Sa-Lee as Snail Spirit
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