In a tiny Chinese fishing village, two rival fishermen compete for a young woman's love. She does love one of them, but as she is obligated to the other, she cannot marry him. Tragedy is averted when the one she is obliged to falls in love with another. Happiness briefly ensues as the men, with their respective mates, resume their friendship. Unfortunately, they set out to sea and disappear.
Cheng Pei-Pei
Lin Chiu-tzu
Kiu Chong
Chin Yu
Huang Tsung-Hsun
Su Da Gui/Su Ta Kuei
Wen Ling
Zeng A Feng
Ou Wei
Chien Tien Tsung
Jianong Gong
Grandfather Tsai
Tien Shun
Yeh Tieh Tsai
Yuan Shen
Lin Jin Shui
Liang Erh
Hu De Zai
In a tiny Chinese fishing village, two rival fishermen compete for a young woman's love. She does love one of them, but as she is obligated to the other, she cannot marry him. Tragedy is averted when the one she is obliged to falls in love with another. Happiness briefly ensues as the men, with their respective mates, resume their friendship. Unfortunately, they set out to sea and disappear.
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