The Tender Trap of Espionage
The Tender Trap of Espionage
1960, Chinese. Directed by Lo Wei.
Spy films had always been popular in Chinese-language cinema, with stories set mostly in WWII or the warlord era. The Tender Trap of Espionage, made two years before Dr. No (1962) which kickstarted the Bond film craze, is a story of intrigue between spies and counterspies within the Japanese Occupation force. The film was shot in Taiwan, offering unique visages, with cat-and-mouse mind games set in motion against trust, betrayal and seduction. Based on the British film The Two-Headed Spy (1958), future action maestro Chang Cheh wrote the script while husband-and-wife team Lo Wei and Lau Leung-wah star together as agents, with Lo doubling as director.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 10 May 1960
- Original title
- 脂粉間諜網
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Chang Cheh
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The Tender Trap of Espionage runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Tender Trap of Espionage isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 May 1960. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tender Trap of Espionage?
The Tender Trap of Espionage (1960) was directed by Lo Wei and stars Liu Liang-Hua, Lo Wei, Shih Chin.