The King of Masks (Bian Lian)
1996

IMDB: An elderly street performer is offered a chance to practice his art with the Peking Opera. He refuses, wanting only to pass the tradition onto an Hier of male descent. One night, while going home from a performance, he is sold a young boy by a destitute parent. The Boy and the old man become close until it is discovered that the boy is really a girl Summary written by R. L. Strong {RS080455@pacbell.net}