Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

The passionate story of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1993-01-01
  • User Rating: 7.9/10 from 527 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 51min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Beijing Film Studio
  • Production Country: China, Hong Kong
  • Director: Chen Kaige
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Summary

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.

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  • Leslie Cheung

    as Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
  • Zhang Fengyi

    as Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
  • Gong Li

    as Juxian
  • Lu Qi

    as Master Guan
  • Ying Da

    as Na Kun
  • Ge You

    as Master Yuan Shiqing
  • Lei Han

    as Xiao Si
  • Yi Di

    as Zhang the Eunuch
  • Yin Zhi

    as Xiao Douzi (teenager)
  • Ma Ming-Wei

    as Xiao Douzi (child)
  • Zhao Hai-Long

    as Xiao Shitou (teenager)
  • Fei Zhenxiang

    as Xiao Shitou (child)
  • Li Dan

    as Xiao Laizi
  • Yang Yong-Chao

    as Xiao Laizi (child)
  • Huang Fei

    as Old Master
  • Jiang Wenli

    as Xiao Douzi's Mother
  • Zhi Yitong

    as Aoki Saburo
  • Li Chun

    as Xiao Si (teenager)
  • David Wu

    as Red Guard
  • Shen Huifen

    as Cai Feng
  • Huang Lei

    as Hooligan
  • Fang Zheng

    as Client
  • Sui Yong-Qing

    as Madam
  • Yang Lixin

    as Douzi (voice)
Writing Lilian Lee Screenplay
Editing Xiaonan Pei Editor
Directing Chen Kaige Director
Camera Gu Changwei Director of Photography
Writing Lu Wei Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Xu Guang-Rui Makeup Artist
Sound Jing Tao Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Fang Qing-Shan Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Chen Changmin Costume Design
Writing Lilian Lee Novel
Production Jun-Nian Tang Executive Producer
Production Hsu Feng Executive Producer
Directing Zhang Jinzhan Action Director
Directing Bai Yu Assistant Director
Directing Zhang Jinting Assistant Director
Directing Jin Ping Assistant Director
Crew Zhao Faquan Cinematography
Art Yang Yu-He Art Designer
Art Yang Zhanjia Art Designer
Art Tingxiao Huo Art Department Assistant
Sound Nakamuka Tawishiko Sound Recordist
Sound Wei Junhua Foley Artist
Sound Shen Jianqin Sound Engineer
Editing Kong Jinglei Editorial Production Assistant
Sound Jiping Zhao Music
Sound Hu Bingxu Conductor
Art Xianchun Zhang Prop Designer
Lighting Kang Xiaotian Lighting Director
Costume & Make-Up Jinming Jiang Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Huang Baorong Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Song Shan-Ming Dresser
Costume & Make-Up Wang Chi-Min Dresser
Sound Jonathan Lee Music
Sound Sandy Lam Songs
Sound Jonathan Lee Songs
Sound Leslie Cheung Theme Song Performance

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