The Phantom Lover (1995)
1995 · 1h 40m · Drama, Music, Romance
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where the great actor Song Danping was killed. One of the actors, Wei Qing, starts seeing strange apparitions that could revive his troupe and deliver him to the same fate as Song Danping.
Director: Ronny Yu
Writers: Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk, Raymond Wong, Ronny Yu
Music by: Chris Babida
Cinematography: Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Editor: David Wu
Cast
Leslie Cheung as Song DanpingJacklyn Wu Chien-Lien as Du YunyanLiu Lin as Lan DieRoy Szeto Wai-Cheuk as Zhao JunBao Fang as Master ZhaoPhillip Kwok Chui as Master Zhao's HenchmanYu Yankai as Master Zhao's HenchmanHuang Lei as Wei QingXie Yan as Troupe performerMore like this
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