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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Cast & Crew.
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Wang
Michiko Hada
Crimson
Carina Lau Kar-Ling
Pearl
Michelle Reis
Emerald
Jack Kao
Luo
Rebecca Pan
Huang
Stephanie Fong Shuan
Jade
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Golden Flower
Vicky Wei
Jasmin
Firebird Liu
Vagabond #2
Hsu Hui-Ni
Shu-Fang's sister
Shuan Fang
Jade
Hsu Ming
Tao
Simon Chang
Zhu Suren
Tony Chang
Peking Opera Actor
Yiu-Ming Lee
Azhu
Yu-han Lin
Treasure
Yu-Hang Lee
Tang
Tsai-erh Luo
Hong
Huang Wen-Ying
Art Direction / Production Design
Tu Duu-Chih
Original Music Composer
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director / Executive Producer
Bangqing Han
Novel
Yoshihiro Hanno
Original Music Composer
Chu Tien-wen
Writer
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography
Liao Shu-Chen
Makeup Artist
Yang Teng-Kuei
Producer
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Yu Teng Hsu
Boom Operator
Chih-Wei Tsao
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1998
Original Name海上花
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
brothel
shanghai
courtesan
19th century
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 Michiko Hada, 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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