The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
Directed byChen Kaige
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- Language
- ZH
- Released
- January 1, 1993
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- $6,400,000
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing
Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Zhang Fengyi
Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Gong Li
Juxian
Lü Qi
Master Guan
Ying Da
Manager
Ge You
Master Yuan Shiqing
Lei Han
Xiao Si
Tong Di
Zhang the Eunuch
Yin Zhi
Teenage Douzi
Ma Mingwei
Young Douzi
- Directed by
- Chen Kaige
- Written by
- Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Lu Wei
- Produced by
- Hsu Feng
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