Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine

The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!

1993•2h 51m•7.9/10

Drama

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7.9/10(670)

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

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Production

Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production, Tomson (Hong Kong) Films Co., Ltd.

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi

Zhang Fengyi

Zhang Fengyi

Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou

Gong Li

Gong Li

Juxian

Lü Qi

Lü Qi

Master Guan

Ying Da

Ying Da

Manager

Ge You

Ge You

Master Yuan Shiqing

Lei Han

Lei Han

Xiao Si

Tong Di

Tong Di

Zhang the Eunuch

Yin Zhi

Yin Zhi

Teenage Douzi

Ma Mingwei

Ma Mingwei

Young Douzi

Zhao Hailong

Teenage Shitou

Fei Zhenxiang

Fei Zhenxiang

Young Shitou

Yang Yong Chao

Yang Yong Chao

Young Xiao Laizi

Huang Fei

Huang Fei

Old Master

Jiang Wenli

Jiang Wenli

Douzi's Mother

Zhi Yitong

Zhi Yitong

Aoki Saburo

Li Chun

Li Chun

Teenage Xiao Si

David Wu

David Wu

Red Guard

Shen Huifen

Shen Huifen

Cai Feng

Huang Lei

Huang Lei

Little Hooligan

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