Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.

• Beijing Film Studio
• China Film Co-Production Corp.
• Leslie Cheung
• Zhang Fengyi
• Gong Li
• Lü Qi
• Ying Da
• Ge You
• Lei Han
• Yi Di