Forever Enthralled
6.7
The epic story Mei Lanfang, who overcame the prejudice against artists in 1930s China to become the country's greatest opera star.
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Cast
15 people
Leon Lai Ming
Mei Lanfang
Known for
Fallen Angels
Seven Swords
Zhang Ziyi
Meng Xiaodong
Known for
Memoirs of a Geisha
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Sun Honglei
Qiu Rubai
Known for
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Drug War
Chen Hong
Fu Zhifang
Known for
The Promise
Together
Yu Shaoqun
Young Mei Lanfang
Known for
Shaolin
The Chinese Widow
Wang Xueqi
Shi San
Known for
Iron Man 3
Bodyguards and Assassins
Masanobu Ando
Ryuichi Tanaka
Known for
Battle Royale
Kids Return
Pan Yueming
Zhi Huifang
Known for
You Are My Glory
Day and Night
Yin Zhi
Wang Weichen
Known for
Farewell My Concubine
Li Bin
Qiu's Mother
Known for
The Painted Veil
The Road Home
Wu Gang
Fei Er Ye
Known for
Joy of Life
The Knockout
Ying Da
Feng Zi-guang
Known for
Farewell My Concubine
The Message
Chen Kaige Director · Chen Kuofu Screenplay Yan Geling Screenplay
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $15M · First release December 5, 2008
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,773,395
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
CMC Entertainment
Production
Emperor Motion Pictures
Production
Beijing Film Studio
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
梅蘭芳
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
China · December 5, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
March 7, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical
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