Bidasari is a 1965 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white romantic drama film starring Jins Shamsuddin and Sarimah.
A merchant and his young son are traveling near by a river when he stumbles upon a drifting boat that contains a baby girl, and a live goldfish in a bowl.
Bidasari begs for mercy and explains that her life is bonded to a fish that is kept in a bowl in her father's garden.
That night the Permaisuri has a servant steal the fish, and as soon as it leaves the water, Bidasari stops breathing and collapses.
The next day the merchant realises the fish is missing, and is told that Bidasari died mysteriously at the palace.
The Prince decides to visit Bidasari's tomb and is shocked when she spontaneously awakens — the Permaisuri is having a bath at that exact same time and the fish has broken free of the locket to start swimming.
Bidasari tells the Prince what happened to her but collapses before she can leave with him; the Permaisuri has finished bathing and caught the fish again.