The Wheel of Life
1983, Chinese. Directed by Pai Ching-jui & King Hu & Lee Hsing.
Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Cast & crew
- Pai Ching-juiDirector
- King HuDirector
- Lee HsingDirector
- Shih ChunLu Zhenyi / Miao Huatang / Master Qiuwan
- Sylvia Peng Hsueh-FenHan Xuemei / Meng Hualing / Manfeng
- Chiang Hou-JenFeng Rui / Ma Jingbai / Yang Qiusheng
- Tsao ChienLu Zizhen, part 1
- Lee Man-TaiThe Mute, part 1
- Hsi-ping ChangCast
- Hsiao-ping ChangCast
- Chen Hui-LouUncle Xiao Yunan, part 2
- Chang Pao-ShanEr ye, part 2
- Chiang Ching-FengMr. Tian
- Fu Pi-HuiMadame Ma, part 2
- Fu ChuenMaid Xiaojuan, part 2
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- 大輪迴
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chang Yung-hsiang, Ling Chung
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How long is The Wheel of Life?
The Wheel of Life runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is The Wheel of Life on?
The Wheel of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Wheel of Life?
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Who directed The Wheel of Life?
The Wheel of Life (1983) was directed by Pai Ching-jui and King Hu and Lee Hsing and stars Shih Chun, Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen, Chiang Hou-Jen.