In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
Cheng Dieyi / Xiao Douzi
Duan Xiaolou / Xiao Shitou
Juxian
Master Guan
Manager
Master Yuan Shiqing
Xiao Si
Zhang the Eunuch
Teenage Douzi
Young Douzi
Teenage Shitou
Young Shitou
Young Xiao Laizi
Old Master
Douzi's Mother
Aoki Saburo
Teenage Xiao Si
Red Guard
Cai Feng
Little Hooligan
Client
Madam
Douzi (voice)
Laizi -Peking Opera schoolboy
