
16 Oct 1999

The Road Home
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
To put her younger sister Huilan (Margaret Tu Chuan) through college, Huilian (Grace Ting Ning) became a taxi dancer and is despised by Huilan. Now married to a good husband (Guan Shan), the lonely Huilan falls for a man after her money. To protect her younger sister, Huilian puts herself at risk. Grace Ting Ning plays a sad role, as the noble sister who keeps her purity in a cesspool.
Yang Wei-Lan
Yang Wei-Lien
Fang Teh-Ming
Ting Ta-Chuen
Friend
Friend
Tang Ying
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