Breaking the Willow
2003, Chinese. Directed by Yonfan.
In Breaking the Willow, tells the story of two Chinese women, of different dynasty & society, their personal link to a bejeweled Phoenix Tierra. Cui, a woman of humble background, who divorce her husband to marry again for comfort, who dreams her husband will gain title and bring the official Phoenix Tierra to honor her. One day her dream come true but is too late. Hsiao Yu, a beautiful songstress from a royal decent of the past dynasty, meets the First Scholar and falls in love. The day after their wedding, the husband is called for the frontier. The fallen Princess wears her Phoenix Tierra to bid him fare well poetry.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 29 August 2003
- Original title
- 鳳冠情事
- Country
- Hong Kong
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Breaking the Willow runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Breaking the Willow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 2003. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Breaking the Willow?
Breaking the Willow (2003) was directed by Yonfan and stars Jiqing Zhang, 王芳, Zhao Wenliang.