Release Date

01 Oct, 1998

Runtime

01:53: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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”.

Original Title

海上花

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Actors

梁朝偉

羽田美智子

劉嘉玲

李嘉欣

高捷

潘迪华

方璇

伊能靜

魏筱惠

Firebird Liu

Hsu Hui-Ni

Shuan Fang

Hsiao-Hui Wei

Hsu Ming

Josephine A. Blankstein

Simon Chang

Tony Chang

Yiu-Ming Lee

Yu-han Lin

Wei-kuo Chiang

Yu-Hang Lee

Crew

黃文英

黃文英

杜篤之

廖慶松

侯孝賢

Bangqing Han

半野喜弘

朱天文

李屏賓

Liao Shu-Chen

楊登魁

市山尚三

Yu Teng Hsu

Chih-Wei Tsao