Jackie Chan's first on-screen role? A tiny opera kid who probably didn't know he'd become a legend.
The Story of Qin Xiang-Lian is a Hong Kong Chinese Opera musical starring Jackie Chan in a child role.
Acting
Li Li-Hua's devastating vocals as the wronged wife.
Production
Elaborate opera staging that eats up every yuan of the budget.
Director
Yan Jun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackie Chan was roughly 10 years old here, credited as 'Yuen Lo' before his stage name change. He appears briefly selling rice cakes.
This adapts a classic Peking opera story that's been performed for centuries, with Qin Xiang-Lian becoming a symbol of wronged women in Chinese culture.
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