Hong Kong Cinema Classics: Peking Opera Blues (1986) 4K Restoration
- Sat, Sep 6, 2025
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Sat, Sep 6 @ 4:15 pm: 4K Presentation
Director: Tsui Hark Run Time: 106 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 1986
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Cheung Kwok-Keung, Mark Cheng Ho-Nam, Sally Yeh
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese with English subtitles
Screening as part of Hong Kong Cinema Classics, eleven rarely-screened, action-packed newly restored from The Golden Princess Catalog. Only at Gateway Film Center in Columbus, Ohio this September 2025.
About the film:
The movie is set in chaotic 1920s 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.
About the filmmaker:
Hark Tsui is a visionary filmmaker and producer who played a pivotal role in the 1980s and ’90s New Wave cinema movement. Known for blending fantasy, historical drama, and explosive action, his influential works include Peking Opera Blues (1986), Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), and producing John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow series. Tsui is celebrated for his bold visual style, genre experimentation, and lasting impact on modern cinema.
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