Laughter and Tears
1958, Chinese. Directed by Yan Jun.
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vanity. Tao is overjoyed when he is notified that he will be promoted to deputy manager.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 23 January 1958
- Original title
- 笑聲淚影
- Written by
- Li Han-Hsiang
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Laughter and Tears runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Laughter and Tears isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 January 1958. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Laughter and Tears?
Laughter and Tears (1958) was directed by Yan Jun and stars Linda Lin Dai, Yan Jun, Wang Lai.