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Peking Opera Blues

Play trailer Poster for Peking Opera Blues 1990,  1h 38m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A mission to steal a valuable document from a soldier's vault draws three women together in turn-of-the-century Peking.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine Sep 23, 2025
For all its genre pleasures, Peking Opera Blues seriously reflects on the political upheavals of 20th-century China. Go to Full Review
Kat Sachs Chicago Reader Sep 18, 2025
The film is bright, colorful, and zany; any kind of plot is secondary to its freneticism, which moves the story along at a pace that often makes it difficult to follow Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Mar 7, 2026
... a crazy concoction of costume pageant, historical drama, espionage thriller, Chinese opera, action spectacle, and slapstick comedy. And refreshingly, this rapid-fire pageant is driven by three resourceful women. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 27, 2025
3.5/4
Truly a treat. Go to Full Review
Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Sep 24, 2025
3/5
The second half comes with a jarring tonal shift that takes a surprising dark turn filled with torture, monotonous shootouts, and a bland, unsatisfying climax, ultimately making the film a mixed bag that couldn't quite achieve the intended mix of genres. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jun 15, 2022
A delirious collage of Hong Kong that resembles the reconcentration in less than two hours. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Peking Opera Blues

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Cast & Crew

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Hark Tsui

Director

Brigitte Lin

Tsao Wan

Sally Yeh

Bai Niu

Cherie Chung

Sheung Hung

Mark Cheng

Ling Pak-Hoi

Raymond To

Screenwriter

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Peking Opera Blues

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Movie Info

Synopsis A mission to steal a valuable document from a soldier's vault draws three women together in turn-of-the-century Peking.
Director
Hark Tsui
Producer
Hark Tsui, Claudie Chung Chun
Screenwriter
Raymond To
Distributor
Gordon's Films
Production Co
Cinema City Film Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 1990, Wide
Runtime
1h 38m
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