Summary
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Details
Release Date: January 1, 1993
Runtime: 171 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ZH
Rating: ⭐ 7.9/10 (600 votes)
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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
Yi Di
Zhang the Eunuch
Yin Zhi
Teenage Douzi
Ma Mingwei
Young Douzi
Zhao Hailong
Teenage Shitou
Yang Yong Chao
Young Xiao Laizi
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)