Princess Fragrance

Princess Fragrance

1987 · 94 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, History

Princess Fragrance is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film is a sequel to The Romance of Book and Sword, which was released earlier in the same month and was also directed by Ann Hui.

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