A City of Sadness

Name: A City of Sadness
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1989-10-21
Duration: 158 min
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hsin Shu-Fen, Chan Chung-Yung, Jack Kao, Tai Bo

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1989 · 158 min · NR · Drama · History · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai — Wen-Ching
Hsin Shu-Fen — Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Chan Chung-Yung — Wen-Heung
Jack Kao — Wen Leung
Tai Bo — Ah Jia