A City of Sadness (1989)

Name: A City of Sadness
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

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.

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Released 1989-10-21 · 158 min · Drama, History

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Wen-Ching
Hsin Shu-Fen as Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Chan Chung-Yung as Wen-Heung
Jack Kao as Wen Leung
Tai Bo as Ah Jia
Li Tian-Lu as Ah Lu
Grace Chen Shu-Fang as Meidai
Wu Nien-jen as Mr. Wu
Tsai Chen-nan as Singer
King Shih-chieh as Mr. Huang
Ko Su-yun as Sister-in-law
Wou Yi Fang as Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
Chi-Ying Kao as Shopkeeper
Ho Ai-Yun as Concubine
Huang Chien-ru as Ah Xue