The Mermaid (1965 film)

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The Mermaid
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Traditional Chinese	魚美人
Simplified Chinese	鱼美人
Literal meaning	Fish Beauty
Hanyu Pinyin	Yú Měirén
Directed by	Kao Li
Written by	Chang Cheh
Produced by	Runme Shaw
Starring	Ivy Ling Po Li Ching Ching Miao Chiang Kuang-chao Ouyang Sha-fei Yang Chih-ching Tang Ti
Cinematography	Tong Hsiao-yung
Edited by	Chiang Hsing-long
Music by	Wang Foo-ling
Production company	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release date	January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

The Mermaid is a 1965 Hong Kong Huangmei opera film. It was directed by Kao Li and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, based on Yulan Ji.

Like most Huangmei opera films that she starred in, actress Ivy Ling Po portrayed a male character. Her co-star Li Ching portrayed two different characters, a human girl and a carp who transformed into her image.