Singing Behind Screens

Singing Behind Screens is a 2003 Italian adventure-drama film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, loosely inspired to real life events of Chinese pirate Ching Shih. The film won three David di Donatello and four Nastro d'Argento Awards.

Plot

A young man enters a brothel and sees a staged narration of a Chinese folk tale concerning a female pirate.

Cast

Jun [Ichikawa (actress)|Jun Ichikawa] as Widow Ching
Bud Spencer as Old Captain Andorrano
Sally Ming Zeo Ni as Confident
Camillo Grassi as Nostromo
Makoto Kobayashi as Admiral Ching