In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
Leslie Cheung
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
Zhao Hailong
Teenage Shitou
Fei Zhenxiang
Young Shitou
Yang Yong Chao
Young Xiao Laizi
Huang Fei
Old Master
Jiang Wenli
Douzi's Mother
Zhi Yitong
Aoki Saburo
Li Chun
Teenage Xiao Si
David Wu
Red Guard
Shen Huifen
Cai Feng
Huang Lei
Little Hooligan
Fang Zheng
Client
Sui Yongqing
Madam
Yang Lixin
Douzi (voice)
Chen Kaige
Director
Hsu Feng
Producer
Feb 5, 2004
Jun 29, 2019
Sep 28, 2000
Oct 27, 1971
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 5, 1994
Oct 3, 1996
Nov 27, 2020
Jul 15, 2011
Sep 2, 2022
Sep 25, 2019
Jan 8, 2025
Dec 18, 1991
May 2, 2013
May 1, 1985
Beijing Film Studio
CN
China Film Co-Production
Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd.
China
Hong Kong
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