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1989 7.4 (137 votes) 2h 38m

Genres

Drama History

Production Companies

ERA International
3-H Films

A City of Sadness (悲情城市)

Overview

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

Key Crew

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Writer: Wu Nien-jen, Chu Tien-wen

Producer: Yau Fook-Sang

Director of Photography: Chen Hwai-En

Top Cast

Tony Leung

Wen-Ching

Hsin Shu-Fen

Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome

Chan Chung-Yung

Wen-Heung

Jack Kao

Wen Leung

Tai Bo

Ah Jia

Li Tian-Lu

Ah Lu

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Meidai

Wu Nien-jen

Mr. Wu

Videos

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