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A City of Sadness

Hou Hsiao-hsien

1989 • 2h 38m

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.

A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness (1989) Trailer

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-waiWen-Ching

Hsin Shu-Fen

Hsin Shu-FenWu Kuan Mei / Hinome

Chan Chung-Yung

Chan Chung-YungWen-Heung

Jack Kao

Jack KaoWen Leung

Tai Bo

Li Tian-Lu

Li Tian-LuAh Lu

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Grace Chen Shu-FangMeidai

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jenMr. Wu

Tsai Chen-nan

Tsai Chen-nanSinger

King Shih-chieh

King Shih-chiehMr. Huang

Ko Su-yun

Ko Su-yunSister-in-law

Wou Yi FangWu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei

Chi-Ying KaoShopkeeper

Ho Ai-Yun

Ho Ai-YunConcubine

Huang Chien-ruAh Xue

Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jenWriter

Tu Duu-chih

Tu Duu-chihSound

Yau Fook-Sang

Yau Fook-SangProducer

Chu Tien-Wen

Chu Tien-WenWriter

Chang Tso-chi

Chang Tso-chiAssistant Director

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