China 1927-1977. De negenjarige Chen wordt door zijn moeder naar de operaschool in Peking gebracht en daar achtergelaten. Vol haat en bittere gevoelens ondergaat hij een keiharde training, maar hij vindt een vriend en toeverlaat in de oudere medestudent Duan. Door zijn meisjesachtige uiterlijk moet Chen jarenlang een vrouwenrol spelen en identificeert zich hier zo mee dat hij theater en het echte leven niet meer kan onderscheiden.
Nee, helaas is Ba Wang Bie Ji nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Lilian Lee | Screenplay |
| Directing | 陈凯歌 | Director |
| Camera | 顾长卫 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Xiaonan Pei | Editor |
| Writing | Lilian Lee | Novel |
| Writing | 芦苇 | Screenplay |
| Sound | 張國榮 | Theme Song Performance |
| Production | Jun-Nian Tang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hsu Feng | Executive Producer |
| Directing | 张进战 | Action Director |
| Directing | Bai Yu | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jin Ping | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jonathan Lee | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jiping Zhao | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Zhao Faquan | Cinematography |
| Art | Yang Yu-He | Art Designer |
| Art | 杨占家 | Art Designer |
| Art | Tingxiao Huo | Art Department Assistant |
| Sound | Nakamuka Tawishiko | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Wei Junhua | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Shen Jianqin | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Kong Jinglei | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Sound | Hu Bingxu | Conductor |
| Art | Xianchun Zhang | Prop Designer |
| Lighting | Kang Xiaotian | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jinming Jiang | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | 黄宝荣 | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Song Shan-Ming | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wang Chi-Min | Dresser |
| Sound | Jonathan Lee | Music |
| Sound | Sandy Lam | Songs |
| Sound | Jonathan Lee | Songs |
| Directing | 张金庭 | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Xu Guang-Rui | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fang Qing-Shan | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jing Tao | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chen Changmin | Costume Design |
