Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch (1988)

Original title

中國最後一個太監

Directed by

Jacob Cheung

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of a man who becomes a eunuch in China's imperial court during a time of great change. It follows his personal struggles and survival as the old dynasty falls away.

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What happens

Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch, also known as Last Eunuch in China (Chinese: 中國最後一個太監) is a 1988 Hong Kong historical drama film directed by Jacob Cheung in his directorial debut and starring Max Mok in the title role of Liu Lai-shi. The film is based on Ni Kuang's novel about eunuch Sun Yaoting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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