The Deformed (畸人艷婦) 64 years old

Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.

Credits

King Hu as Long Yusheng

Yeung Chi-Hing as Ling Kuo-Hwa

Cheng Miu as Lung Bing-Hsun

Betty Loh Tih as Leng Shuxian

Chiu Ming as Shao Kuo-Hsiung

The Deformed Cast

Name	Character
King Hu He was 27, 64 years old when he died	as Long Yusheng
Yeung Chi-Hing He was 41, 65 years old when he died	as Ling Kuo-Hwa
Cheng Miu	as Lung Bing-Hsun
Betty Loh Tih	as Leng Shuxian
Chiu Ming	as Shao Kuo-Hsiung

The Deformed Crew

Name	Department
Griffin Yueh Feng as Director.	Directing
Wang Yong-Hua as Sound Recordist. He was 34 (63) years old when He died	Sound
Chan Ki-Yui as Art Direction. He was 52 (now 116) years old	Art

The Deformed (64 years)

Release day: Friday, February 19, 1960