The King of Masks

China, 1996, 91 min

Directed by:

Tian Ming Wu

Composer:

Jiping Zhao

Cast:

Xu Zhu
(more professions)

Plots(1)

An elderly street performer is offered a chance to practice his art with the Peking Opera. He refuses, wanting only to pass the tradition onto an hier of male descent. One night he is sold a boy only to find out later that the child is a girl. (official distributor synopsis)