Song of Tomorrow (1967 film)

Song of Tomorrow is a 1967 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Doe Ching, based on Fang Lung-hsiang's novel of the same name. The story is about a woman's struggle to set her love free from substance dependence.

Song of Tomorrow
poster
Chinese	明日之歌
Hanyu Pinyin	Míngrì Zhī Gē
Directed by	Doe Ching
Written by	Doe Ching
Based on	Song of Tomorrow by Fang Lung-hsiang
Produced by	Runme Shaw
Starring	Ivy Ling Po Chiao Chuang Chin Han
Cinematography	Charles Tung, Jr.
Edited by	Chiang Hsing-lung
Music by	Joseph Koo Wang Chu Jen
Production company	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release date	12 October 1967 (1967-10-12)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

Plot

After her father's death, Su Ling (Ivy Ling Po) struggles to support her ill mother and disabled brother, but Mr. Su's former student Chiang Sung-ping (Chiao Chuang), a virtuoso drummer, does everything to help them. With Chiang's help, Su Ling becomes a skilled singer and performs in nightclub with him. They fall in love, but one day Su learns that Chiang is dependent on a drug to help him focus. Chiang promises that he would quit, but soon Su finds out otherwise and breaks up with him. Later, after listening to Chiang's explanation, Su realizes how they love each other and is determined to help him recover from the drug addiction. They get married and go to a resort for their honeymoon. Everything is blissful, but the possibility of her husband smoking the substance again is always in the back of Su's mind.

Cast

This is a partial list of cast. ^[1]

• Ivy Ling Po - Su Ling
• Kiu Chong - Jiang Song Ping
• Chin Han - Yu Ming
• Shen Yi - Bai Lu
• Lui Ming - David Zhu
• Chen Hung-Lieh - Xiao Ding
• Tien Shun - Manager Chan
• Ma Hsiao-Nung - Ling's mother