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.
Cast
Li Baotian
Qiu's Father
Xu Shouli
Qiu Yun
Ji Qilin
Teacher Zhang
Yanling Pei
Unknown
Li Cun
Unknown
Shi Yuan
Unknown
Li Di
Unknown
Song Yining
Unknown
Qinggang Liang
Unknown
An Debao
Unknown
Feifei Wang
Qiu Yun (child)
Lin Gong
Qiu Yun (teenager)
Changjun Wang
Qiu's mother
Shouhe Zhang
Back of head (mother's lover)
Naicheng Ren
Liu Qiang
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