Released:
1987-03-09

Overview:
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.

Director:
Huang Shuqin

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Li Baotian
  as
  Qiu's Father
• 
  Xu Shouli
  as
  Qiu Yun
• 
  Ji Qilin
  as
  Teacher Zhang
• 
  Yanling Pei
• 
  Li Cun