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Inside the Forbidden City

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It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy…

DirectorKao Li
WritersKao Li·Chang Cheh
ProducerRun Run Shaw

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Cast · Directed by Kao Li

IPIvy Ling Po
Ivy Ling Po
Kou Zhu
CMChing Miao
Ching Miao
Judge Bao Zheng
CFChin Feng
Chin Feng
Emperor
KPKao Pao-Shu
Kao Pao-Shu
Empress Liu
OSOu-Yang Sha-Fei
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Concubine Li Zheng Fei
LCLi Ching
Li Ching
Fei's Maid Act As Zhu's Ghost
CYChen Yu-Hsin
Chen Yu-Hsin
Eunuch Kuo Huai
KWKu Wen-Chung
Ku Wen-Chung
Eunuch Chen Lin
TFTien Feng
Tien Feng
Prime Minister
YCYang Chi-Ching
Yang Chi-Ching
Emperor's Brother
CW
Chan Wan-Wa
Empress Di
CKChiang Kuang-Chao
Chiang Kuang-Chao
Fan Zhong Hua

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