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Chen Kaige’s much acclaimed, long out of print masterpiece chronicles the rise of two young stars of the Beijing Opera House, their turbulent relationship, and ultimate downfalls. Beginning in 1924 and spanning nearly half a century, Farewell My Concubine’s sumptuous narrative is interwoven with moments from some of the most troublesome times in modern Chinese history, including Japan’s 1937 invasion though to the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its aftermath.
Original Release
01/01/1993
US Release
10/15/1993
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Cheung | Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi") / 程蝶衣 |
Fengyi Zhang | Duan Xiaolou (segment "Shitou") / 段小楼 |
Gong Li | Juxian / 菊仙 |
You Ge | Master Yuan / 关师傅 |
Da Ying | Manager |
Qi Lü | Master Guan |
Han Lei | Xiao Si (adult) |
Di Tong | Zhang the Eunuch |
Zhi Yin | Douzi as a Teenager / 青木三郎 |
Mingwei Ma | Douzi as a Child |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Cheung | Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi") / 程蝶衣 |
Fengyi Zhang | Duan Xiaolou (segment "Shitou") / 段小楼 |
Gong Li | Juxian / 菊仙 |
You Ge | Master Yuan / 关师傅 |
Da Ying | Manager |
Qi Lü | Master Guan |
Han Lei | Xiao Si (adult) |
Di Tong | Zhang the Eunuch |
Zhi Yin | Douzi as a Teenager / 青木三郎 |
Mingwei Ma | Douzi as a Child |
Hailong Zhao | Shitou as a Teenager |
Zhenxiang Fei | Shitou as a Child |
Dan Li | Laizi / Peking Opera schoolboy |
Yongchao Yang | Laizi as a Child |
Fei Huang | Old Master |
Wenli Jiang | Douzi's Mother |
Yitong Zhi | Aoki Saburo / 小豆子(少年) |
Chun Li | Xiao Si (in his teens) |
Lei Huang | 小流氓 |
Wei Li | 小四(成年) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Feng Hsu | Executive Producer |
Jade Hsu | Executive Producer |
Pin Hsu | Executive Producer |
Jun-Nian Tang | Executive Producer |
Zhenduo Li | Producer |
Donald Ranvaud | Producer |
Sun Ying | Producer |
Xia Zhang | Producer |
Feng Hsu | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1994 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1994 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
1994 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |