Movie Details
Original Language:Chinese
Production Companies:Shaw Brothers
Cast & Crew
H
Hung Ching-Yun
Director of Photography
Y
Yau Gam-Chung
Assistant Director
The Purple Shell
Audience Score
DirectorPan Lei
1 hr 42 minDrama
Plot
Hui Pui-ching, a gentle and fragile woman, endures relentless abuse from her violent husband Fan Pak-nan. By chance, she meets Ha Mon-hin, a cultured and compassionate businessman trapped in his own loveless marriage. Drawn together by loneliness and understanding, their relationship unfolds quietly along seaside walks, where a simple purple shell becomes a symbol of tenderness and fragile hope. As suspicion, jealousy, and blackmail close in, their impossible love spirals toward devastating consequences.
