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Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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Role:
Cheng Dieyi (segment "Douzi")
Leslie Cheung made his big-screen debut in the 1978 film ‘Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber,’ directed by Hsin Chin. In 1981, he starred in the romance drama film ‘Job Hunter,’ directed by Clarence Fok. The following year, he portrayed ‘Louis’ in the Patrick Tam-directed Hong Kong film ‘Nomad.’ Cheung received the Hong Kong Film Award nomination for his performance in the film. He continued to star in films like ‘Little Dragon Maiden’ (1983), ‘Behind the Yellow Line’ (1984), ‘For Your Heart Only’ (1985), ‘Last Song in Paris’ (1986), ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (1986), and ‘Rouge’ (1987). He played the role of ‘Sung Tse-kit’ in the 1987 Hong Kong action film ‘A Better Tomorrow II,’ directed by John Woo. The film holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That same year, he starred in the Hong Kong romantic comedy horror film ‘A Chinese Ghost Story,’ directed by Ching Siu-tung. While the film received a lukewarm response from critics, it gained cult status in subsequent years. He was next seen in films like ‘Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit’ (1989), ‘A Chinese Ghost Story Part II’ (1990), ‘Once a Thief’ (1991), ‘Days of Being Wild’ (1991), ‘All's Well, Ends Well’ (1992), ‘Farewell My Concubine’ (1993), ‘The Eagle Shooting Heroes’ (1993), ‘All's Well, Ends Well Too’ (1993), ‘Ashes of Time’ (1994), ‘He's a Woman, She's a Man’ (1994), and ‘It's a Wonderful Life’ (1994).
In 1995, he starred as ‘Song Danping’ in the Hong Kong film ‘The Phantom Lover,’ directed by Ronny Yu. It was a remake of the 1937 Chinese film ‘Song at Midnight.’ He next starred in films like ‘Temptress Moon’ (1996), ‘Viva Erotica’ (1996), ‘Shanghai Grand’ (1996), ‘All's Well, Ends Well 1997’ (1997), ‘Ninth Happiness’ (1998), ‘Anna Magdalena’ (1998), ‘Moonlight Express’ (1999), ‘The Kid’ (1999), ‘Double Tap’ (2000), and ‘Okinawa Rendez-vous’ (2000). He was last seen in the 2002 Hong Kong psychological horror film ‘Inner Senses,’ directed by Law Chi-leung. He received a ‘Hong Kong Film Award’ nomination for his performance in the film.
