Dong Fei

During the dates of celebrating the Emperor's 80th birthday, an opera troupe from southern China was invited to come to Beijing to perform for the Emperor. Afterwards, the opera troupe was granted to stay in Beijing and became what we had known as 'Peking Opera' today.

The film tells the touching love story of urban youth Lin Qingyi and Liang Xiaoguang, based on the story of the "Ghost Bride" widely circulated in the people of the Republic of China.

Both husband and wife at this well known kite family were killed by the Japanese bombers, leaving behind the grandmother and her two grand-children. The grandma threw herself into the Anti-Japanese War, starting her courageous fight against the invaders.

1940年代の中国。資産家の息子だったフークイだが、賭けに負けてしまい全財産を失う。身重の妻チアチェンは愛想をつかして実家へ戻ってしまった。しかし、半年後、長男が誕生したのを機に夫フークイのもとへと戻ってくる。心機一転、困窮する一家の家計を支えようとフークイは得意の影絵の巡業を始める。そんな矢先、フークイは国民党と共産党の内戦に巻き込まれてしまう。フークイがやっと家族のもとに戻ってきたのは、共産党の勝利が決まり内戦が終結した後だった。一家はその後も、中国現代史の荒波にもまれながらも逞しく生きていく……。