Chinese Opera Movies

  • 1959
    The Legend of Purple Hairpin

    The Legend of Purple Hairpin

    The Legend of Purple Hairpin

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    An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play...

    The Legend of Purple Hairpin
  • 1956
    Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma

    Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma

    Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma

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    Jing meets Hu Yanjuan, a woman who sells medicine, and gets mocked by her. Seeking revenge, he tricks her father and switches their medicine with...

    Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma
  • 1964
    The Rainbow Pass

    The Rainbow Pass

    The Rainbow Pass

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    The Rainbow Pass is a Chinese Opera starring Sammo Hung in a child role

    The Rainbow Pass
  • 1938
    The Adventures of Fong Sai-Yuk

    The Adventures of Fong Sai-Yuk

    The Adventures of Fong Sai-Yuk

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    Part one of a two part feature serial following the folk hero Fong Sai-yuk. Both parts are now considered lost films.

    The Adventures of Fong Sai-Yuk
  • 1976
    Farewell to a Warrior

    Farewell to a Warrior

    Farewell to a Warrior

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    Shaw production

    Farewell to a Warrior
  • 1957
    Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

    Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

    Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

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    Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an...

    Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power
  • 1970
    Beijing Opera Go Go Go

    Beijing Opera Go Go Go

    Beijing Opera Go Go Go

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    Zeng Hongqi, a rap-loving senior, is forced to lead the opera club for credits. Despite recruitment struggles and opposition from the student union...

    Beijing Opera Go Go Go
  • 2015
    My Next Step

    My Next Step

    My Next Step

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    MY NEXT STEP follows a young Kunqu Opera artist YANG Yang(28 year-old) over the course of several years. It offers its audience a glimpse into the...

    My Next Step
  • 1970
    The Stage

    The Stage

    The Stage

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    The Stage
  • 2017
    Le Serpent Blanc

    Le Serpent Blanc

    Le Serpent Blanc

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    Backstage of a traditional Chinese opera, the staff and performers are bringing a play to life: "The Legend of the White Snake."

    Le Serpent Blanc
  • 1933
    Baijin Long

    Baijin Long

    Baijin Long

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    A wealthy man's son, who has a sinecure as a hotel owner, poses as a bellhop to win the affections of a woman guest with whom he has fallen madly in...

    Baijin Long
  • 1975
    Sons and Daughters of the Grassland

    Sons and Daughters of the Grassland

    Sons and Daughters of the Grassland

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    The main characters are two youngsters of China's Mongolian nationality, Temur and his younger sister Schin, whose fine revolutionary qualities -...

    Sons and Daughters of the Grassland
  • 1960
    杨门女将

    杨门女将

    杨门女将

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    杨门女将
  • 1970
    Phantom Troupe

    Phantom Troupe

    Phantom Troupe

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    While watching a Chinese Opera performance, a little girl wanders away from her mother.

    Phantom Troupe
  • 1955
    Opičí císař dostává zbraň v paláci Dračího císaře

    Opičí císař dostává zbraň v paláci Dračího císaře

    Opičí císař dostává zbraň v paláci Dračího císaře

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    Opičí císař dostává zbraň v paláci Dračího císaře
  • 1947
    White Powder and Neon Lights

    White Powder and Neon Lights

    White Powder and Neon Lights

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    This is the first 16mm Cantonese film in full colour, shot on 1940s state-of-the-art Technicolor film stock. Opera star Man-ha (Leung Bik-yuk) enjoys...

    White Powder and Neon Lights
  • 2001
    Ye Tang - The Peony Pavilion

    Ye Tang - The Peony Pavilion

    Ye Tang - The Peony Pavilion

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    Ye Tang - The Peony Pavilion