Peking Opera Blues (1986)
"Do ma daan" (original title)

The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the ... See full summary »

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writer:

Raymond To

Stars:

Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh

6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Brigitte Lin	...	Tsao Wan
Cherie Chung	...	Sheung Hung
Sally Yeh	...	Pat Neil
Kenneth Tsang	...	General Tsao
Ma Wu	...	Mr. Wong
Paul Chun	...	Fa Gum-Sao
Mark Cheng	...	Ling Pak-Hoi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kwok Keung Cheung	...	Tung Man
Ging Man Fung	...	General Tsao's officer
Ha Huang	...	General Tun
Feng Ku	...	Commander Liu
Paul Lai	...	General Tun's adjuntant
Hoi Sang Lee	...	Soldier with Moustache
Po-Chih Leong	...	Mr. Kam
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	General Tun's wife

Storyline

The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved.

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Plot Keywords:

opera | transvestism | gunshot wound | gun | sword fight | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

6 September 1986 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Knife Horse Dawn

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema City, Film Workshop

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

About 25 minutes in, when Tso-Wan (Brigitte Lin) cranks the Rolls Royce to start it, the sound track has the sound of a starter motor cranking an engine.

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Connections

Featured in The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (2002)

User Reviews

Best movie ever!

When I first heard of this movie, I thought that it was going to be one of those boring movies. But, as I saw it, it was so cool! The script was great and the action was incredible! What I suggest is that you rent it but I dare you to just see this movie once. And once you see it, buy it! It will be the best cinema that you have ever seen. So, buy it. You have no time to waste! Just go to Netflix.com and buy this movie. Because if you do, you will be amazed to see this wonderful movie again and again. Plus if you buy it, buy the DVD version. Since it has trailers of the movies that Tsui Hark was responsible for. And special features too. THIS MOVIE ROCKS!