A New Old Play
18 180 mins
18 180 mins
An acting troupe over a 60-year period, seen both on and off stage, as they portray kings and queens, ghosts and goblins, scholars, and beauties.
One evening in the 1980s, Qiu Fu, a leading clown-role actor in 20th-century Sichuan opera, is killed in an accident and must reluctantly set off for the Ghost City under escort of two underworld officials. Along the way, he meets old friends.
As they recall the past, earthly scenes creep into the mists of the underworld.