Farewell My Concubine (霸王别姬) 31 years old

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

Farewell My Concubine

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.

Credits

Farewell My Concubine Cast

Name Character
Gong Li She was 27, now 58 years old as Guk Sin (Juxian)
Ge You He was 36, now 67 years old as Master Yuan Si Qing
Leslie Cheung He was 37, 46 years old when he died as Ching Dau Ji (Cheng Dieyi)
Zhang Fengyi He was 37, now 67 years old as Duen Siu Lau (Duan Xiaolou)
Ying Da He was 33, now 63 years old as Manager
Lu Qi as Master Guan
Jiang Wenli She was 24, now 54 years old as Yan Hong/Siu Dau Ji's mother

Farewell My Concubine Crew

Name Department
Jiping Zhao as Original Music Composer. Sound
Lilian Lee as Screenplay. She was 34 (now 65) years old Writing
Hsu Feng as Producer. She was 43 (now 74) years old Production
Chen Kaige as Director. He was 41 (now 71) years old Directing
Gu Changwei as Director of Photography. He was 35 (now 66) years old Camera
Xiaonan Pei as Editor. Editing
Lu Wei as Screenplay. He was 33 (now 64) years old Writing
Farewell My Concubine poster
Farewell My Concubine (31 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, January 01, 1993
  • Runtime: 171 minutes
  • Revenue: 5750000.00