Brigitte Lin’s first gender-neutral role, Sally Yeh’s butch Beijing Opera performer make Tsui Hark’s 1986 period comedy Peking Opera Blues highly enjoyable

• Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s 1986 film Peking Opera Blues, set in the Chinese Republic era, put women in the spotlight and challenged gender stereotypes
• With Brigitte Lin cross-dressing as a warlord’s daughter, Sally Yeh as a ‘butch’ Beijing Opera performer and Tony Ching action sequences it’s an enjoyable caper