Peking Opera Blues (1986)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 6, 1986Release Date
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
1h 44m
Running Time
September 6, 1986Release Date
Plot.
The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
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Cast & Crew.
Brigitte Lin
Tsao Wan
Sally Yeh
Pat Neil / Theme Song Performance
Cherie Chung
Sheung Hung
Mark Cheng
Ling Pak Hoi
Wu Ma
Boss Wong
Cheung Kwok-Keung
Tung Man
Paul Chun
Fa Kam Siu
Ku Feng
Commander Liu
Kenneth Tsang
General Cho
Huang Ha
General Tun
Poon Hang-Sang
Theatre Doorman / Director of Photography
Po-Chih Leong
Mr. Kam
David Wu
General Cho's Interpreter / Editor
Claudie Chung Jan
Producer
James Lai Wing-Keung
General Tun's Adjutant
Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu
General Tun's Wife
Wong Hoi-Yan
General Tun's Wife
Si-Ma Yin
Ms. Choi
Lee Hoi-Sang
Captain
David Wu
Editor
Tin Ching
Comrade Sung
Fung Ging-Man
General Cho's Officer
William Leung Chi-Ming
General Tun's Soldier
Tenky Tin Kai-Man
Cart Pusher
Chang Kwok-Tse
Commander Liu's Man
Fung Yuen-Chi
Overseas Chinese Arrested in the Street
Shun Lau
Role of Peking Opera
Tsui Hark
Director / Producer
Raymond To
Writer
Leung Chi-Hing
Production Design
Ho Kim-Sing
Production Design
Vincent Wai
Production Design
Bo-Ling Ng
Costume Design
Patrick Yip
Production Manager
Yeung-Wah Kam
Assistant Director
Horace Wong
Director of Photography
James Wong
Original Music Composer
Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Fight Choreographer
Dean Shek
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Peking Opera Blues (traditional Chinese: 刀馬旦; simplified Chinese: 刀马旦; pinyin: Dāo Mǎ Dàn; Jyutping: dou1 maa5 daan2; Cantonese Yale: Dòu Máah Dáan) is a 1986 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark. The movie combines action comedy, Hong Kong action, and serious drama with scenes involving Peking Opera. Director Tsui Hark described the film as a satire on the "Chinese ignorance of democracy." The film was nominated for six awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actress.
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