Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

1967 · 109 min · ★ 9.0 · Romance, Drama, Music

A sweet inn-keeper's daughter falls in love with a woodcutter, but witnesses the woodcutter's brother raping her sister. Tragically, the sister commits suicide in shame, and the rapists turn his attentions to the witness, leading to more danger than most romantic dramas can handle.

Directed by Yan Jun · Written by Li Chun-Ping

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