
The Merry Wife
1972, Chinese. Directed by Kim Soo-yong.
Under false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to still study and wants to enroll in his school in Hong Kong. The head of the school agrees to this under the condition that they conceal the fact that they are married. Zhenzhen finds out right away that her husband is fawned over by the girls, they all have a crush on him, as also does the spinster librarian. However, Mr. Lin finds that that the boys in the school (they are late teens, 17 or so) really like Zhenzhen. This leads to hurt feelings, questions about fidelity and even, in Zhenzhen's case, innocuous dates with one of the boys who rides a motorcycle.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 8 June 1972
- Original title
- 娃娃夫人
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Hsia San
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The Merry Wife runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Merry Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 June 1972. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Merry Wife?
The Merry Wife (1972) was directed by Kim Soo-yong and stars Li Ching, Ling Yun, Chang Pei-Shan.