

A City of Sadness
1989
2h 38m
7.5
TW
Drama
History
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Cantonese
+2 more
Studio
ERA International
+1 more
Key Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director

Wu Nien-jen
Writer

Chu Tien-Wen
Writer
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

Li Tian-Lu
Ah Lu

Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Meidai

Wu Nien-jen
Mr. Wu

Tsai Chen-Nan
Singer

King Shih-Chieh
Mr. Huang

Su-Yun Ko
Sister-in-law
W
Wou Yi Fang
Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
C
Chi-Ying Kao
Shopkeeper

Ho Ai-Yun
Concubine
H
Huang Chien-ru
Ah Xue
J
Ju Lin
Jin Quan
L
Lih-Ching Lin
Sister-in-law
C
Ching Lu
Wu's Father
I
Ikuyo Nakamura
Shizuko Ogawa
M
Mei Fang
Wu's Mother