The fictional life and career of a famous actress in Chinese opera, a woman who goes against tradition by specializing in playing male roles, especially that of Zhang Kui, a benevolent ghost who appears in several Chinese operas. Although the actress's career brings wealth and fame, it is attained only through considerable struggle against an anti-female system and an unhappy personal life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Li BaotianQiu's Father | Qiu's Father |
 Xu ShouliQiu Yun | Qiu Yun |
 Ji QilinTeacher Zhang | Teacher Zhang |
| YYanling PeiNot listed | Not listed |
 Li CunNot listed | Not listed |
 Shi YuanNot listed | Not listed |
 Li DiNot listed | Not listed |
 Song YiningNot listed | Not listed |
 Qinggang LiangNot listed | Not listed |
| AAn DebaoNot listed | Not listed |
| FFeifei WangQiu Yun (child) | Qiu Yun (child) |
| LLin GongQiu Yun (teenager) | Qiu Yun (teenager) |
| CChangjun WangQiu's mother | Qiu's mother |
| SShouhe ZhangBack of head (mother's lover) | Back of head (mother's lover) |
| NNaicheng RenLiu Qiang | Liu Qiang |