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A City of Sadness

Movie
1989
2h 38m
NR
Mandarin
Drama, History
User Score: 
7.9
Critic Score: 
95
A City of Sadness' Poster
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
A City of Sadness Poster

A City of Sadness

NR
Movie
1989
2h 38m
Mandarin
Drama, History
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.9
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A City of Sadness (1989) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Hsin ShuFen
Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Jack Kao
Wen Leung
Tai Bo
Ah Jia
SuYun Ko
Sister-in-law
Wou Yi Fang
Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
ChiYing Kao
Shopkeeper
Ho AiYun
Concubine
Ju Lin
Jin Quan
LihChing Lin
Sister-in-law
Ching Lu
Wu's Father
Ikuyo Nakamura
Shizuko Ogawa
Mei Fang
Wu's Mother
Zhang Dachun
Reporter He
Directed By: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Featured Comments/Tips

Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Beiqíng chéngshì.
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Featured User Reviews

badelf
3 years ago
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 Japa More
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