Based on one particular storyline from The Water Margin, Three Sinners weaves an intriguing story of romance, treachery, and death, all within the context of the traditional Huangmei Opera. Yan Jun casts his real-life wife, the elegant Li Li Hua, star of such Shaw Brothers films as The Goddess of Mercy and Vermillion Door, as one of the title characters, a woman who finds herself in the middle of a stormy love triangle involving her controlling husband (director Yan Jun serving double duty in a starring role) and a passionate lover (Chen Yan Yan).
Li Li-Hua
as Yan Xi Jiao (Yen Hsi-Chiao)
Yan Jun
as Master Song Jiang (Sun Chiang)
Mei Yen-Sheng
as Zhang Wen Yuan
Chen Yan-yan
as Old Mrs. Yen
Kao Pao-shu
as Yi Li-Chiao
李昆
as Tang Niu
Tang Ti
as Red Head Devil Liu Tang
Hao Li-Jen
as Jiang's colleague
Yi Fung
as Jiang's colleague
Gam Tin-Chue
as Onlooker of Jiao's begging
Lee Ying
as Magistrate
Lan Wei-Lieh
as Constable
