Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 1, 1998Release Date
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 1, 1998Release Date
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Plot.
At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Wang Lingsheng
Michiko Hada
Crimson
Michelle Reis
Emerald
Carina Lau
Pearl
Jack Kao
Luo
Stephanie Fong Shuan
Jade
Rebecca Pan
Huang
Vicky Wei
Jasmin
Firebird Liu
Vagabond #2
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Golden Flower
Hsu Hui-Ni
Shu-Fang's sister
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Shuan Fang
Jade
Bangqing Han
Writer
Hsu Ming
Tao
Eileen Chang
Writer
Chu Tien-wen
Writer
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Simon Chang
Zhu Suren
Tony Chang
Peking Opera Actor
Yang Teng-Kuei
Producer
Yoshihiro Hanno
Composer
Yiu-Ming Lee
Azhu
Tu Duu-chih
Composer
Yu-han Lin
Treasure
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Cinematographer
Yu-Hang Lee
Tang
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor
Huang Wen-Ying
ProductionDesigner
Tsai-erh Luo
Hong
Liao Shu-Chen
Makeup Artist
Chih-Wei Tsao
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1998
Original Name海上花
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Flowers of Shanghai is a 1998 Taiwanese drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is based on the novel The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (1892) by Han Bangqing, which was originally written in the Wu language (吳語) and translated into Mandarin Chinese by Eileen Chang. The film stars Tony Leung as a wealthy patron and Hada Michiko, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Shuan Fang, Jack Kao, Carina Lau, Rebecca Pan, Michelle Reis and Vicky Wei as "flower girls" in four high-end Shanghai brothels. It was voted the third best film of the 1990s in the Village Voice Film Poll conducted in 1999. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards.
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