Dark Semester
1969, Chinese. Directed by Wu Chia-Hsiang.
Tu Cheng Kang (Guan Shan) teaches at the Ta Tap Middle School where pupils are delinquent. Tu’s class is the worst. As the headmaster and his fellow teachers are unable to cope with the unruly students, Tu is determined to win them over with kindness. He fails initially but does not despair. Kao Te Sheng (Chuen Yuen), nicknamed the One Eyed Dragon, is the chief troublemaker and leader. When Kao’s father, a coolie, faints at the wharf from over work, Tu takes him to the hospital and befriends him. The old man does not realize Tu is his son’s teacher and neither does Te Sheng realize that his teacher had saved his father, he continues to oppose Tu.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 2 May 1969
- Original title
- 桃李春風
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Yin Fang
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Dark Semester runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Dark Semester isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 May 1969. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dark Semester?
Dark Semester (1969) was directed by Wu Chia-Hsiang and stars Guan Shan, Margaret Hsing Hui, Li Hsiang-Chun.