In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.
Score
Yue opera soundtrack that'll live rent-free in your head.
Acting
Ivy Ling Po's gender-flipping performance is *chef's kiss*.
Costume
Elaborate robes that make modern fashion weep.
Director
Li Han-Hsiang
Betty Loh Ti
Zhu Ying-Tai
Ivy Ling Po
Liang Shan-Bo
Li Kun
Si Chiu
Chen Yanyan
Ying-Tai's Mother
Ching Miao
Ying-Tai's Father
Kao Pao-Shu
Ms. Meng
Ouyang Sha-Fei
Shan-Bo's Mother
Yang Chi-Ching
Teacher
Chiang Kuang-Chao
Student That Forgets Lines
Julie Shih Yen
Student
Li Hsiang-Chun
Student
Ding Ling
Student
Kong Hung
Student
Lily Mo Chou
Student
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adapts the 1,600-year-old Butterfly Lovers legend, China's Romeo and Juliet—except older and with more opera.
Betty Loh Ti was so iconic as Zhu Ying-Tai that her tragic real-life death at 31 cemented the film's haunted legacy.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
HK
