Woman Demon Human

Woman Demon Human

108 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1987

The fictional life and career of a famous actress in Chinese opera, a woman who goes against tradition by specializing in playing male roles, especially that of Zhang Kui, a benevolent ghost who appears in several Chinese operas. Although the actress's career brings wealth and fame, it is attained only through considerable struggle against an anti-female system and an unhappy personal life.

Woman Demon Human

108 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1987

Woman Demon Human
The fictional life and career of a famous actress in Chinese opera, a woman who goes against tradition by specializing in playing male roles, especially that of Zhang Kui, a benevolent ghost who appears in several Chinese operas. Although the actress's career brings wealth and fame, it is attained only through considerable struggle against an anti-female system and an unhappy personal life.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Shanghai Film Studio
Original title 人·鬼·情
Directors Huang Shuqin
Writers Guoxun Song, Zhiyu Li, Huang Shuqin

Cast

Yanling Pei

as Zhong Kui

Li Baotian

as Father

Xu Shouli

as Qiu Yun

Qiling Ji

as Teacher Zhang