In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
Cast
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)
Crew
Chen Kaige
Director
Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Screenplay, Novel
Lu Wei
Screenplay
Pei Xiaonan
Editor
Gu Changwei
Director of Photography
Zhao Faquan
Cinematography
Bai Yu
Assistant Director
Jin Ping
Assistant Director
Zhang Jinting
Assistant Director
Tang Jun Nian
Executive Producer
Hsu Feng
Executive Producer
Kong Jinlei
Editorial Production Assistant
Chen Changmin
Costume Design
Xu Guang-Rui
Makeup Artist
Fang Qing-Shan
Makeup Artist
Tingxiao Huo
Art Department Assistant
Nakamuka Tawishiko
Sound Recordist
Tao Jing
Sound Recordist
Shen Jianqin
Sound Engineer
Wei Junhua
Foley Artist
Kang Xiaotian
Lighting Director
Jonathan Lee
Original Music Composer, Music, Songs
Zhao Jiping
Original Music Composer
Sandy Lam
Songs
Yang Yu-He
Art Designer
Yang Zhanjia
Art Designer
Jinming Jiang
Dresser
Huang Baorong
Dresser
Song Shan-Ming
Dresser
Wang Chi-Min
Dresser
Zhang Jinzhan
Action Director
Xianchun Zhang
Prop Designer
Hu Bingxu
Conductor
Leslie Cheung
Theme Song Performance
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