Peking Opera Blues

Peking Opera Blues     Medium Count 2     Medium 4K     Link [+]     DVD Region 1     Running Time 106     Studio SHOUT! Factory     Theatrical Date 2/17/1986     Cast Lin, Brigitte / Chung, Cherie / Tsang, Kenneth / Yeh, Sally / M, Wu     Director Hark, Tsui     Features 4K Scan from the Original Camera Negative / Presented In Dolby Vision / Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated for this Release / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto / Burn it Down!: Interview with Screenwriter Tommy Sham / Hong Kong Confidential: Inside City on Fire with Author Grady Hendrix / Some Like it Hot: Interview with Film Historian Ric Meyers / Burning Rivalries: Interview with Film Historian Kim Newman / Theatrical Trailer / Image Gallery     Date Imported 2/18/2026     List Price $16.99     Rating 4.54.54.54.54.5     Genre Crime Drama     Copy Count 1     Tag Hong Kong     IMDb Rating 0      Set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic, Peking Opera Blues 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. It's a genre-blending smash hit from legendary Hong Kong director Tsui Hark!