Death and the Maiden
1987, Chinese. Directed by Lin Hongtong.
Tian Geng suffers from liver cancer and is told he has less than three months to live. A former lover takes care of him at the hospital, but he is unconsolable. However, his outlook changes when he meets a girl at hospital who lost her leg to disease at a young age and is in danger of losing her other leg, and has also lost all hope.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1987
- Original title
- 死神与少女
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Shi Tiesheng
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Death and the Maiden runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Death and the Maiden isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Death and the Maiden?
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Who directed Death and the Maiden?
Death and the Maiden (1987) was directed by Lin Hongtong and stars Liu Qiong, Zuo Ling, Jiang Yunhui.