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Peony Pavilion

In a beautiful pavilion in 1930's Suzhou. Cui Hua (Rie Miyazawa, 47 Ronin) is a famous songstress courtesan, marrying into the noble house. She develops a dubious relationship with a female cousin of the family and also being admired secretly by her butler. Rong Lan (Joey Wang, A Chinese Ghost Story Series), the cousin, is a modern strict and nice teacher who wants to be independent and serves her country, but when she meets the charismatic Xing Zhi Gang (Daniel Wu, New Police Story), an official from the North, all her plans go astray, But these two women's love bears no fruit with their men and in the end they have only each other to lean on.

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Cast & Crew See All

Joey Wang
Rong Lan
Rie Miyazawa
Cui Hua
Daniel Wu
Xing Zhi Gang

Awards

  • 2002 - Golden Bauhinia - Best Cinematography - winner
  • 2002 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Cinematography - nominated
  • 2002 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Art Direction - winner
  • 2002 - Hong Kong Film Award - Best Costume & Make Up Design - winner

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