---
title: 'The Difficult Couple (1913)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zhang Shichuan'
released: '1913-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 30
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-difficult-couple-1913'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3550098/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Difficult Couple (1913)

1913 · 30 min · Drama · Republic of China

Original title: Nan fu nan qi

## Synopsis

The Difficult Couple, also translated as Die for Marriage, is a 1913 Chinese film. It is known for being the earliest Chinese feature film. Although it had a dialogue of only a little more than 1,000 characters, it was the first Chinese film with a script. It is considered a lost film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zhang Shichuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-shichuan), [Zheng Zhengqiu](https://cinepixo.com/people/zheng-zhengqiu)

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