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A City of Sadness (1989)
Bei qing cheng shi (original title)

157 min  -  Drama   -  2 February 1990 (Netherlands)
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Director:

Hsiao-hsien Hou

Writers:

T'ien-wen Chu, Nien-Jen Wu

Stars:

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Shufen Xin and Sung Young Chen
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Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai ...
Shufen Xin Shufen Xin ...
Hinome
Sung Young Chen Sung Young Chen ...
Wen-heung
Jack Kao Jack Kao ...
Wen Leung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wou Yi Fang Wou Yi Fang ...
Hinoiei
Nakamura Ikuyo Nakamura Ikuyo ...
Shizuko
Tianlu Li Tianlu Li ...
Ah-lu
Ikuyo Nakamura Ikuyo Nakamura ...
Shisuqo
Chen-Nan Tsai Chen-Nan Tsai
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Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Marriage | Knife Fight | Japanese Occupation | Political Uprising  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Hong Kong | Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin | Min Nan | Japanese | Cantonese

Release Date:

(Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

A Cidade da Dor See more »

Filming Locations:

Hokkien, China See more »

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Production Co:

3-H Films, ERA International See more »
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Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

This was the first Taiwanese film to be shot in direct sound. Director Hsiao-hsien Hou wanted to capture the varied dialects and accents of his actors, reflecting the film's concern for the complex, heterogeneous origins of modern Taiwan. See more »

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Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) See more »