Chinese Opera Performances

Traditional Chinese performers in elaborate costumes, showcasing the cultural richness and expressive art of Chinese opera through vibrant staging.

1980s ACTOR IN CHINESE OPERA BEIJING CHINA STRIKING A DRAMATIC, POSE

Concert of traditional Chinese music instruments. Shaanxi Grand Opera House. Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. CHINA

China, Shanxi Province, Wutaishan, Performer On Stage In Chinese Opera.

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

Doll´s Festival

1980s ACTOR IN CHINESE OPERA BEIJING CHINA STRIKING A DRAMATIC, POSE

Chinese Opera performers, Ko Shan Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

MONGOLIA, ULAANBAATAR, CULTURAL PERFORMANCE, DANCER

MAGGIE CHEUNG in HERO (2002) -Original title: YING XIONG-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Singapore. Actors In A Chinese Play

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2002) -Original title: TASOGARE SEIBEI-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

Mongolia, Music, 'Altai Provincial Orchestra, Altai The Provincial Capital. Musicians Playing Various Traditional Mongol Instruments. East Asia Asian Classic Classical Historical Mongol Uls Older '

ZIYI ZHANG in HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004) -Original title: SHI MIAN MAI FU-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Dancers performing traditional show on Victoria Line Cruise Ship for Western tourists, Yangtze River, China

Singer at the National Academic Drama Theatre

LI GONG, JAY CHOU, QIN JUNJIE and YE LIU in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

FARAWELL MY CONCUBINE (1993) -Original title: BA WANG BIE JI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

China, Beijing. NR Chinese Ethnic Culture Park. Stage Performers

ZIYI ZHANG in HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (2004) -Original title: SHI MIAN MAI FU-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

QIN JUNJIE in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Beijing opera performers on stage, Beijing, China

Dolls

LI GONG and CHOW YUN-FAT in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Chinese stage opera, Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

LOVE AND HONOR (2006) -Original title: BUSHI NO ICHIBUN-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

JIGOKUMON (1953).

LI GONG and SUZUKA OHGO in MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (2005), directed by ROB MARSHALL.

China, Xian, Tang Dynasty Show

WEI ZHAO in RED CLIFF (2008) -Original title: CHI BI-, directed by JOHN WOO.

RAN (1985), directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL (2001) -Original title: DA WAN-, directed by FENG XIAOGANG.

Performance of noh, in National Noh Theatre,4-18-1, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Portrait of a male Chinese opera performer looking serious

Male Chinese opera performer performing, Singapore

LOVE AND HONOR (2006) -Original title: BUSHI NO ICHIBUN-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

YING HUANG and RICHARD TROXELL in MADAME BUTTERFLY (1995), directed by FREDERIC MITTERRAND.

Kyoto Japan

KAORU YACHIGUSA in MADAME BUTTERFLY (1954) -Original title: MADAMA BUTTERFLY-, directed by CARMINE GALLONE.

THE PILLOW BOOK (1996), directed by PETER GREENAWAY.

MACHIKO KYO, MITSUKO MITO, KENJI MIZOGUCHI and MASAYUKI MORI in UGETSU (1953) -Original title: UGETSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

Vietnam has a long tradition of music and theatre that combines indigenous and foreign influences. The earliest known instruments are the frog drums of the Dong Son Period from around 250BC. This was followed by a millennium of immersion in Chinese cultural traditions which remains very apparent. In 981, after the reassertion of national independence, King Le Dai Hanh invaded neighbouring Champa and carried the royal court dancers and musicians back to his capital. Consequently traditional Vietnamese music is considered to blend Dong Son techniques with those of China as well as, through the Hinduised Kingdom of Champa, Indian musical forms. It is based a five-tone scale in contrast to the eight-tone scale generally used in the West.

HERO (2002) -Original title: YING XIONG-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Male star in full costume at Chinese Opera - Chengdu, China in Sichuan Province

Musicians entertaining at a traditional cultural performance in Almaty, Kazakstan

CHOW YUN-FAT, JAY CHOU, QIN JUNJIE and YE LIU in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Valencia, 01/05/2019. Three Kings Parade 2019. Photo: Mikel Ponce Archdc.

MICHIYO KOGURE and AYAKO WAKAO in A GEISHA (1953) -Original title: GION BAYASHI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

CASCADING WHITE THREADS (1933) -Original title: TAKI NO SHIRAITO-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

MITSUKO MITO and MASAYUKI MORI in UGETSU (1953) -Original title: UGETSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

CHOW YUN-FAT in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Ginza, Kabuki-za Theatre, Advertising Billboard depicting Kabuki Actors

BLANCA GUERRA in HOLY BLOOD (1989) -Original title: SANTA SANGRE-, directed by ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY.

LI GONG in QIU JU GOES TO COURT (1992) -Original title: QIU JU DA GUAN SI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Taiwan, Taipei, Taïwan Cement Hall, Taipei Eye, an actor-singer interpreting the character Lao Sheng of the Chinese opera

RAN (1985), directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

LI GONG and YIMOU ZHANG in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

CHOW YUN-FAT in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006) -Original title: MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

YIFEI LIU in MULAN (2020), directed by NIKI CARO.

Traditional Vietnamese puppets at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

HIROYUKI SANADA, MIKI ITO and ERINA HASHIGUCHI in THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2002) -Original title: TASOGARE SEIBEI-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

SETSUKO HARA, MARIKO OKADA and YOKO TSUKASA in LATE AUTUMN (1960) -Original title: AKIBIYORI-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

KAZUO HASEGAWA and KYOKO KAGAWA in THE CRUCIFIED LOVERS (1954) -Original title: CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

LOS ACTORES VICENTE PARRA Y PAQUITA RICO EN LA PELICULA DONDE VAS ALFONSO XII. DIRECTOR , LUIS CESAR AMADORI , AÑO 1952.

TOM CRUISE in THE LAST SAMURAI (2003), directed by EDWARD ZWICK.

CHISHU RYU, CHIEKO HIGASHIYAMA, SETSUKO HARA, KUNIKO MIYAKE, ZEN MURASE, ISAO SHIROSAWA and ICHIRO SUGAI in EARLY SUMMER (1951) -Original title: BAKUSHU-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

WEI TANG in LUST, CAUTION (2007) -Original title: SE, JIE-, directed by ANG LEE.

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000) -Original title: WO HU CANG LONG-, directed by ANG LEE.

SALMA HAYEK in TALE OF TALES (2015) -Original title: IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI-, directed by MATTEO GARRONE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Finalists in the 1994 Miss Asia U.S.A. beauty contest, Los Angeles CA

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO in MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983), directed by NAGISA OSHIMA. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

SAYURI YOSHINAGA in KONNICHIHA, KSAN (2023), directed by YOJI YAMADA.

ROSSY DE PALMA and ALFREDO LANDA in AQUI, EL QUE NO CORRE... VUELA (1992), directed by RAMON FERNANDEZ.

BUYANDULAM DARAMDADI in CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG (2005) -Original title: DIE HOHLE DES GELBEN HUNDES-, directed by BYAMBASUREN DAVAA.

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) -Original title: YIN SHI NAN NU-, directed by ANG LEE.

EQUINOX FLOWER (1958) -Original title: HIGANBANA-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

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