The Chinese Opera Festival 2025 will present a special series of ‘Three Kingdoms’ Chinese opera films from the period of 1950 to 1980, from the late Han dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. The film shows will resonate with the theme of this year’s stage performances, creating a cohesive experience that deepens the audience’s understanding of the stories adapted from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Chinese Opera Film Shows
Cantonese Opera Films
31/5 (SAT) 7:45pm
14/6 (SAT) 7:45pm
12/7 (SAT) 7:45pm
30/8 (SAT) 7:45pm
Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
$70
Chinese Opera Films
9, 3/7 (WED) 7:30pm
6, 27/8 (WED) 7:30pm
3, 10/9 (WED) 7:30pm
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
$70
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Chinese Opera Film Shows
Cantonese Opera Films
31/5 (SAT) 7:45pm
How Hung Ming Thrice Defeated Chow Yu (1956)
Starring: Sun Ma Si-tsang, Yam Kim-fai, Ng Kwun-Lai, Choi Zhen-chu
Director: Wong Hok Sing
B&W / 118 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Director: Wong Hok Sing
B&W / 118 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
14/6 (SAT) 7:45pm
The Beauty of the Warring States (1959)
Starring: Ho Fei-fan, Lam Dan, Leung Sing-por, Mak Bing-wing
Director: Yeung Kung-leong
B&W / 102 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Director: Yeung Kung-leong
B&W / 102 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
12/7 (SAT) 7:45pm
Luck Sun (1957)
Starring: Fong Yim-fun, Yam Kim-fai, Mak Bing-wing, Poon Yat-on
Director: Luo Zhixiong
B&W / 108 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Director: Luo Zhixiong
B&W / 108 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
30/8 (SAT) 7:45pm
Lui Bo Captures Diu Sim (1956)
Starring: Sun Ma Si-tsang, Tang Bik-wan, Lau Hark-suen, Pak Lung-chu
Director: Yang Gongliang
B&W / 103 mins
Lyrics with Traditional Chinese subtitles
Director: Yang Gongliang
B&W / 103 mins
Lyrics with Traditional Chinese subtitles
Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum
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Chinese Opera Films
9/7 (WED) 7:30pm
Invoking the East Wind (1957)
Starring: Xiao Changhua, Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Ye Shenglan
Director: Cen Fan
Colour / 95 mins
No subtitles
Director: Cen Fan
Colour / 95 mins
No subtitles
30/7 (WED) 7:30pm
A Meeting of Heroes (1957)
Starring: Ma Lianliang, Tan Fuying, Ye Shenglan, Qiu Shengrong, Yuan Shihai, Xiao Changhua
Director: Cen Fan
Colour / 87 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
Director: Cen Fan
Colour / 87 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
6/8 (WED) 7:30pm
The Sworn Brothers’ Reunion at the Old City (1976) (1957)
Starring: Gao Shenglin, Yuan Shihai, Li Shizhang
Director: Zheng Guoquan
Colour / 57 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
Director: Zheng Guoquan
Colour / 57 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
27/8 (WED) 7:30pm
Zhuge Liang Mourns Zhou Yu (1980)
Starring: He Quanzhi, Shen Xiaomei, Chen Jing, Mu Baicheng
Director: Chen Huaiai
Colour / 104 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
Director: Chen Huaiai
Colour / 104 mins
Lyrics and dialogue with Chinese subtitles
3/9 (WED) 7:30pm
The Goddess of Luo River (1955)
Starring: Mei Lanfang, Jiang Miaoxiang
Director: Wu Zuguang
Colour / 65 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Director: Wu Zuguang
Colour / 65 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
10/9 (WED) 7:30pm
The Battle at Changbanpo (1976)
Starring: Yuan Shihai, Li Jialin, Yu Dalu
Colour / 87 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Colour / 87 mins
Lyrics with Chinese subtitles
Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Source and information provided by China Film Archive