Peking Opera Blues
7.6 /10 1 Votes
Director Tsui Hark Music director James Wong Duration Country Hong Kong | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Action Screenplay Raymond To Writer Raymond To Language Cantonese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1986 (1986) Initial release September 6, 1986 (Hong Kong) Cast Brigitte Lin (Tsao Wan), Cherie Chung (Sheung Hung), Sally Yeh (Pat Neil), Kenneth Tsang (General Tsao), Wu Ma (Mr. Wong), Paul Chun (Fa Gum-Sao)Similar movies Related Tsui Hark movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peking opera blues 1986 ost by sally yeh
Peking Opera Blues (traditional Chinese: 刀馬旦; simplified Chinese: 刀马旦; pinyin: Dāo Mǎ Dàn; Jyutping: Dòu Máah Dáan; Cantonese Yale: Dou1 mah5 daan3) is a 1986 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark. The movie combines 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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- Peking opera blues 1986 ost by sally yeh
- trailer peking opera blues
- Synopsis
- Title
- Cast and roles
- Responses
- References
trailer peking opera blues
Synopsis
The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the country. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan (Brigitte Lin), a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung (Cherie Chung), a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Bai Niu (Sally Yeh), the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
Title
The Chinese title translates as Knife Horse Actresses, a term used in Peking Opera to refer to male actors playing female warriors (See Dan article for details). It is sometimes erroneously translated as Knife Horse Dawn, because both words are represented by the same Chinese character.
Cast and roles
Responses
The film grossed $17,559,357 HKD in Hong Kong.
In his Wrap Up video to the Region 1 DVD of Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express, Quentin Tarantino refers to Peking Opera Blues as "one of the greatest films ever made" and "a blast––it's a lot of fun."
References
Peking Opera Blues WikipediaPeking Opera Blues IMDbPeking Opera Blues themoviedb.org