The Pawned Wife
The Pawned Wife
1985, Chinese. Directed by Wang Chu-Chin.
A young starving married couple leave their baby with mum to find better fortune. They stowaway on a train, but are caught by a guard. The husband kills the guard and is injured, then is shot by another railway employee. The couple find shelter and are helped by a young monk and hindered by his master. The young monk suggests that, in order to pay for medical treatment, that the woman follow the village custom and pawn herself. Presenting herself as having a sick brother instead of a husband, the woman is pawned to an ugly but sincere villager named Ox.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1985
- Original title
- 典妻
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chang Yung-hsiang
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The Pawned Wife runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Pawned Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1985. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pawned Wife?
If you liked The Pawned Wife, try Mr. Tree, Pickpocket, The Nest.
Who directed The Pawned Wife?
The Pawned Wife (1985) was directed by Wang Chu-Chin and stars Lu Hsiao-Fen, Zou Lin-lin.