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A City of Sadness

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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.

Release Date : 1989-10-21

Language :CantoneseMandarinJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ERA International3-H Films

Production Country : Hong KongTaiwan

Alternative Titles : A City of Sadness

Cast

Tony Leung

Character Name : Wen-Ching

Original Name : 梁朝偉

Gender : Male

Hsin Shu-Fen

Character Name : Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome

Original Name : Hsin Shu-Fen

Gender : Female

Chan Chung-Yung

Character Name : Wen-Heung

Original Name : 陳松勇

Gender : Male

Jack Kao

Character Name : Wen Leung

Original Name : 高捷

Gender : Male

Tai Bo

Character Name : Ah Jia

Original Name : 太保

Gender : Male

Li Tian-Lu

Character Name : Ah Lu

Original Name : Li Tian-Lu

Gender : Male

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Character Name : Meidai

Original Name : 陳淑芳

Gender : Female

Wu Nien-jen

Character Name : Mr. Wu

Original Name : 吳念真

Gender : Male

Tsai Chen-Nan

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : 蔡振南

Gender : Male

King Shih-Chieh

Character Name : Mr. Huang

Original Name : 金士傑

Gender : Male

Su-Yun Ko

Character Name : Sister-in-law

Original Name : Su-Yun Ko

Gender : Female

Wou Yi Fang

Character Name : Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei

Original Name : Wou Yi Fang

Gender : Male

Chi-Ying Kao

Character Name : Shopkeeper

Original Name : Chi-Ying Kao

Gender : Male

Ho Ai-Yun

Character Name : Concubine

Original Name : Ho Ai-Yun

Gender : Female

Huang Chien-ru

Character Name : Ah Xue

Original Name : Huang Chien-ru

Gender : Male

Ju Lin

Character Name : Jin Quan

Original Name : Ju Lin

Gender : Male

Lih-Ching Lin

Character Name : Sister-in-law

Original Name : Lih-Ching Lin

Gender : Male

Ching Lu

Character Name : Wu's Father

Original Name : Ching Lu

Gender : Male

Ikuyo Nakamura

Character Name : Shizuko Ogawa

Original Name : Ikuyo Nakamura

Gender : Male

Mei Fang

Character Name : Wu's Mother

Original Name : 梅芳

Gender : Female

Zhang Dachun

Character Name : Reporter He

Original Name : Zhang Dachun

Gender : Male

Reviews

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badelf

@badelf

2021-12-03

This film, even at 20 years old, may be the strongest cinematic statement I've ever seen against country "boundaries" and "imperialism". Between the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese people lived in Taiwan under Japanese rule for two generations. By WW II, they were living alongside the Japanese and the remaining (that's another story) indigenous peoples more or less peacefully. The Taiwanese, after two generations, were neither Chinese, nor Japanese, nor indigenous. When Japan lost the war and withdrew, the Chinese government took over with disastrous consequences. THAT is viscerally described in this masterpiece. What's really lost on a white boy like me is the nuances of the dialects. In fact, the reason that Tony Leung is a deaf mute is that he couldn't convincingly speak the Taiwanese dialect! (At least I'm in good company, LOL)