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Director:
Hsiao-hsien Hou
Writers:
Eileen Chang (translation)
T'ien-wen Chu (writer)
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Release Date:
17 October 1998 (Japan) more
Plot:
Shanghai, the 1880s, four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (the madam), a courtesan in her prime... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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Fascinating and hyponitic more (25 total)

Cast

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Shuan Fang ... Jade
Michiko Hada ... Crimson
An-an Hsu
Annie Shizuka Inoh ... Golden Flower
Jack Kao ... Luo
Carina Lau ... Pearl

Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Wang
Firebird Liu ... Vagabond # 2 (as Xu-Hao Liu)
Rebecca Pan ... Huang
Michelle Reis ... Emerald
Vicky Wei ... Jasmin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Flowers of Shanghai
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Runtime:
130 min | Argentina:127 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | Japan:120 min | USA:125 min
Country:
Taiwan
Language:
Cantonese | Shanghainese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Argentina:13 | France:U | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG
Company:
3H Productions more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Fascinating and hyponitic, 3 August 2003
Author: (joecampbell@prodigy.net) from New York

This is a film for patient and serious film-lovers. From the first scene, one face takes almost complete possession of the screen - that of Tony Leung. There he is, a silent member of a group of drinking men, and just try to take your eyes off him. Throughout the entire film, he dominates, but that is exactly right for this tale of obsessive love in a 'house of flowers'. A totally fascinating film.

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