The men played women, the women played men, and everybody looked fabulous doing it.
Hong Kong cinemas had a wide range of glamorous female stars during the golden age of the 60's and 70's. The series will take the audience on a sentimental journey to the good old days and once again look at the expansive epic costume dramas and huangmei operas in which actresses played both the male and female roles. Rare interviews with Sir Run Run Shaw, stars Ivy Ling Po, Shaw Yin Yin, Tanny Tie Ni and Cheng Pei Pei are also featured.
Director
Ian Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Huangmei opera films dominated 1960s Hong Kong box offices with their gender-bending theatricality—essentially drag before Western audiences had language for it.
Cheng Pei-Pei's interview here predates her Crouching Tiger comeback by three years; she spent decades in California running a martial arts school after Shaw Brothers typecast her out of dramatic roles.
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