chinese opera movies

Farewell My Concubine (1993)
7.931 / 10

Drama

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...

The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan (1962)
6.4 / 10

Action

A child learns martial arts in order to become a Kung Fu warrior. Features the Seven Little Fortunes, and is the debut film of Jackie Chan.

The Grand Substitution (1965)
6 / 10

Music, History, Drama

With China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of the land. Chiu believes the people are the future of...

The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) (1966)
0 / 10

Drama

The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in child roles.

Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma (1956)
0 / 10

Comedy

Jing meets Hu Yanjuan, a woman who sells medicine, and gets mocked by her. Seeking revenge, he tricks her father and switches their medicine with...

The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian (1964)
0 / 10

Drama, History

The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian is a Hong Kong Chinese Opera musical starring Jackie Chan in a child role.

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) (1966)
0 / 10

Drama

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in child roles.

Havana Divas (2018)
5 / 10

Documentary

The story focus on Caridad and Georgina, who had learned the art of Cantonese Opera in Havana as a young age and performed as divas for over a decade...

Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power (1957)
0 / 10

Comedy, Music

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an...

Demi-Haunted (2002)
6 / 10

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Wan Fei (Joey Yung) is a promising Chinese Opera singer who is secretly in love with Ho Fung (Nicholas Tse). She plans to sing for him from the...

Le Serpent Blanc (2017)
0 / 10

Animation, Music

Backstage of a traditional Chinese opera, the staff and performers are bringing a play to life: "The Legend of the White Snake."

Opičí císař dostává zbraň v paláci Dračího císaře (1955)
0 / 10

Music, Documentary

Baijin Long (1933)
0 / 10

Romance

A wealthy man's son, who has a sinecure as a hotel owner, poses as a bellhop to win the affections of a woman guest with whom he has fallen madly in...

So Siu Siu (1962)
0 / 10

History

The film opens with a travelogue, showcasing West Lake and the real Mainland Chinese locations used by the film to which only the Left Wing of Hong...

The Legend of Purple Hairpin (1959)
0 / 10

Music, Drama

An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play...

The Magic Lamp (1964)
7 / 10

Drama, Music, Fantasy

Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love with a young mortal scholar Liu Yanchang and gives...

Qin Xianglian (1955)
5.8 / 10

Romance, Music

Qing (i.e. Qin) Xianglian was the wife of a man named Chen Shimei, who won the first title of national examination and awarded as husband of the...

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2008)
0 / 10

TV Movie, Adventure, Music, Fantasy

A live recording of the premier of Korean composer Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland opera at National Theater Munich in June 2007. It is a modern...

River Of Fury (1973)
0 / 10

Drama, Action

River Of Fury presents the self-discovery and awakening of a young man (Danny Lee), who has been exposed and fallen for the lucrative powers of...

The Rainbow Pass (1964)
3 / 10

Drama

The Rainbow Pass is a Chinese Opera starring Sammo Hung in a child role