Ignorance Is Bliss

Ignorance Is Bliss (Cantonese: 無知是種幸福 Jyutping: mou4 zi1 si6 zung2 hang6 fuk1) is a 1968 Hong Kong comedy drama film written and directed by Lee Sau-Kei, and stars, , Cheung Wood Yau and Lau Hak Suen as its main cast. The film is notably known for the first public appearances of Japanese voice actors Masahiro Anzai, and.

Plot summary
University professors Chan Tsam Yui and Lee Ho Man took a vacation in their friend’s villa during the summer to concentrate on writing novels. The neighbors are Kosuke Yoshioka and his mother Natsumi Yoshioka. Natsumi's husband Fuyuki Yoshioka was originally an underground worker. He was hunted down by the Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and was buried in the sea. Natsumi took revenge for her husband and killed a Japanese officer. The officer was imprisoned and tortured, and then became crazy. Liu Wai Nok's appearance is similar to that of Gege, and Natsumi often gets close with excuses. However, Liu fell in love with Liu Wai Yuk, which made Natsumi jealous. At this time, Natsumi suddenly learned that Gege had been rescued by his companions that day and had been working underground. As Gege returned home to be reunited with his wife and sister, Chan and Lee also completed their work "Ignorance Is Bliss" and wrote the story of Gege and Natsumi into a novel.

Cast

 * as Chan Tsam Yui
 * as Lee Ho Man
 * Cheung Wood Yau as Liu Wai Nok
 * Wong Man-Lei as Liu Wai Yuk
 * Masahiro Anzai as Kosuke Yoshioka
 * as Natsumi Yoshioka
 * as Keiko Kageyama
 * as Hiroki Kageyama
 * Lee Sau-Kei as Gege
 * Yeung Yip-Wang as Ringamu
 * Lui Ming as Lee Siu Lung
 * Gam Lui as Siu Chak Sing
 * as Siu Ho Yuen
 * as Braulia
 * Heung Hoi as Peruru
 * Kwan Yan as Leap

Release
Ignorance Is Bliss premiered in Shanghai on June 23, 1968 and was released by Ng Tin Film Company in Hong Kong on September 29, 1968.

The film was released in LaserDisc and VHS as part of "Gege & Monga Classics" on March 30, 1987. It was released in DVD and Blu-Ray as part of "Gege & Monga's Gold Masterpiece Collection" and "Ongo & Maruten's Memory Collection" on April 13, 2015.