
Farewell My Concubine(1993)
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.


Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.

Zhu Xu
Wang Bianlian
Zhou Ren-Ying
Doggie
Zhao Zhi-Gang
Liang Sulan
Zhang Rui-Yang
Wen Tian Ci
Chen Li
Ms. Wen
Wong Siu-Kei
Slave Trader
Dung Kin-Laam
Ci's Wet Nurse
Pan Hong
Li Xiang
Tang Gao-Qi
General Liu
Gao Yuchang
Bureau Chief Huang
The King of Masks is a drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of china, deception, street performer, master and student. Directed by Wu Tianming, it stars Zhu Xu, Zhou Ren-Ying, Zhao Zhi-Gang. Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy loner aching for a male descendent to learn his rare and dying art.
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