Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine

171 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1993

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

Farewell My Concubine

171 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1993

Farewell My Concubine
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Maverick Picture Company, Tomson Films
Original title 霸王别姬
Directors Chen Kaige
Writers Lilian Lee, Lu Wei

Cast

Leslie Cheung

as Xiao Douzi

Zhang Fengyi

as Duan Xiaolou

Gong Li

as Juxian

Jiang Wenli

as Yan Hong

Ge You

as Master Yuan Si Qing

Lu Qi

as Master Guan

Ying Da

as Manager

Yi Di

as Eunuch Zhang

Zhi Yitong

as Aoki Saburo

Fei Zhenxiang

as Young Xiao Shitou

Li Chun

as Teenage Xiao Si

Lei Han

as Adult Xiao Si

Ma Ming-Wei

as Young Dau Ji

Zhao Hai-Long

as Teenage Xiao Shitou

Yin Zhi

as Teenage Dau Ji

Li Dan

as Teenage Laizi

Yang Yong-Chao

as Young Laizi

Yang Lixin

as Xiao Douzi (voice)

David Wu

as Red Guard