A City of Sadness
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.
Videos
Cast and Crew
Tony Leung
Wen-Ching
Hsin Shu-Fen
Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Chan Chung-Yung
Wen-Heung
Jack Kao
Wen Leung
Tai Bo
Ah Jia
Li Tian-Lu
Ah Lu
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Meidai
Wu Nien-jen
Mr. Wu
Tsai Chen-Nan
Singer
King Shih-Chieh
Mr. Huang
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Writer
Chen Hwai-En
Director of Photography
Tu Duu-Chih
Sound
Yau Fook-Sang
Producer
Chu Tien-wen
Writer
Ching-an Yang
Sound
Chang Tso-chi
Assistant Director
Chi-Wah Lau
Art Direction
Lam Shung-Man
Art Direction
A City of Sadness
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.
Orignal Title
悲情城市
Orignal Language
zh
Duration
158 minutes
Genre
Drama, History
Status
Released
Release Data
1989-10-21
Production Companies
ERA International, 3-H Films
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