Romance in the 7th Month explained

Native Name:

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C:	七月幽情
P:	Qī yuè yōu qíng

Screenplay:

Ng Chong-chow

Director:

Michael Woo

Country:

Singapore

Music:

Tang Mingxin

Cinematography:

Gao Zhihong

Runtime:

90 minutes

Company:

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation

Network:

Channel 8

Romance in the 7th Month (Chinese: 七月幽情) is a 1994 Singaporean television film directed and executive-produced by Michael Woo. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Cynthia Koh and Henry Tee.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] It received positive reviews from critics and audiences.^[4]

Synopsis

A getai singer meets an attractive looking young man at a show and helps him to reconnect with his ailing father, not knowing that the young man had died ten years ago in a traffic accident.

Cast

Chew Chor Meng as Hong Dazhi
Cynthia Koh as Qiu Qing
Henry Tee as Shao Yunkun
Wu Weiqiang as Uncle Hong
Ang Puay Heng as Ah Chi
He Qitang as Getai emcee A
Steven Woon as Uncle An
Yang Yue as Chen
Bai Yan as Elderly man A
Chen Tianxiang as Elderly man B
Wang Xiuyun as Li's mother
Liang Baozhu as Shao Zhizhong
Chen Xuefen as Li Ailing
Chen Zhonghua as Truck driver
Zhang Yunhong as Getai emcee B
Chen Yining as Xiaoli
Lin Li as Getai emcee C
Liu Lingling as Getai emcee D

Production

Principal photography began in August 1994, during the Hungry Ghost Festival where scenes are shot at getai shows. Filming was completed in mid-September 1994.^[5] ^[6]

Notes and References

News: 七月幽情 . 12 September 2023 . Page 86 . 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao) . 3 December 1994.
News: 四季影坛七月幽情 . 12 September 2023 . Page 58 . 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao) . 16 March 1995.
News: 5条大汉帮他‘升天’ . 12 September 2023 . Page 6 . 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao) . 2 December 1994.
News: 《七月幽情》令人惊喜 . 12 September 2023 . Page 45 . 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao) . 11 December 1994.
News: 以中元节为题材新广破天荒鬼节拍鬼戏 . 12 September 2023 . Page 5 . 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao) . 4 August 1994.
News: 新广戏剧组‘枪拍’中元庆祝情形《大牌168》《七月幽情》拍摄七月中元歌台 . 12 September 2023 . Page 13 . 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao) . 20 August 1994.