Painted Faces is a dramatised biopic of Yu Jim-yuen, the master of the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school in Hong Kong attended by actors Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-bo and Yuen Biao among ...

an old Peking Opera venue especially popular with foreign travelers, Pourazar deftly applies white, red and black paint to his face, creating the likeness of the mischievous character.

1988 Hong Kong film follows Yu Jim-yuen, the master of the Peking opera school in Kowloon whose ... I think Yu's scenes with Cheng Pei-pei's character are probably made up to add a bit of romance ...