Woman Demon Human (1987)

Release Date: 1987-03-09
Runtime: 1h 48min
Production Company: Shanghai Film Studio
Production Country: China
Director: Huang Shuqin

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.