The fictional life and career of a famous actress in Chinese opera, a woman who goes against tradition by specializing in playing male roles, especially that of Zhang Kui, a benevolent ghost who appears in several Chinese operas. Although the actress’s career brings wealth and fame, it is attained only through considerable struggle against an anti-female system and an unhappy personal life.
Length 108 minutes
Li Bao-Tian | Shouli Xu | Ji Qilin | Yanling Pei | Li Cun | Yuan Shi | Li Di | Yining Song | Qinggang Liang | Debao An | Feifei Wang | Lin Gong | Changjun Wang | Shouhe Zhang | Naicheng Ren