Speaking of Shanghai during the Republic of China, what comes to mind is the melodious and melodious sound of the gramophone? Or the noble and gorgeous cheongsam amidst the hustle and bustle? Or the hot roasted chestnuts in the alley? Or is it the intensely colorful Jing Mo Dan Chou on the opera stage?
Men's dan, simply put, are those roles in opera performances in which men dress up as women and sing in female tunes. It is one of the forms of opera performance and was an important mainstream structure in the history of Chinese classical drama. In the early 1920s, with the emergence of the "four famous dan" in Peking Opera, the art of male dan was pushed to its peak.
And he is one of them!
His smooth and white face exudes sharp edges and coldness; his deep black eyes are shining with dazzling light; his lightly pursed thin lips reveal an extremely seductive lip color; his Yushu Linfeng figure exudes a strong bookish atmosphere. His name is Fujima Kenji, a lowly actor and a man who has experienced many romances.
At this time, he closed his eyes tightly, clasped his hands, crossed his index fingers, bowed his head and sincerely prayed to the compassionate and loving Virgin Mary to save his lover, Akira Akira, so that he could be cleared of charges and released in court.
Unfortunately, the compassionate and loving Virgin Mary did not hear his prayer.
As the judge said: "The criminal Sendō Akira murdered his brother Sendō Rei. He was found guilty and sentenced to death." The murder case that lasted for two months was finally settled!
Fujima watched helplessly as Sendao was taken away by the bailiff, put into a police car, and then driven to Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison, but there was nothing he could do. At that time, in the autumn of 1927...