Peking Opera Blues

Peking Opera Blues
Directed by	Tsui Hark
Written by	Raymond To
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Starring	Brigitte Lin Cherie Chung Sally Yeh Paul Chun Wu Ma Kenneth Tsang
Cinematography	Hang Sang Poon (H.K.S.C)
Edited by	David Wu
Music by	James Wong
Production company	Cinema City
Distributed by	Golden Princess Film Production
Release date	6 September 1986 (1986-09-06)
Running time	104 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Peking Opera Blues (traditional Chinese: 刀馬旦; simplified Chinese: 刀马旦; pinyin: Dāo Mǎ Dàn; Jyutping: dou1 maa5 daan2; Cantonese Yale: Dòu Máah Dáan) is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and produced by Tsui Hark. The film stars Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh, Paul Chun, Wu Ma, and Kenneth Tsang. The movie combines action comedy with scenes involving Peking Opera. Director Tsui Hark described the film as a satire on the "Chinese ignorance of democracy."^[1] The film was nominated for six awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actress.