A City of Sadness (1989)
Bei qing cheng shi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 37min
- Drama, History
- 21 Oct 1989 (Taiwan)
- Movie
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | ... |
Wen-ching
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| Shu-Fen Hsin | ... |
Hinome
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| Sung-Young Chen | ... |
Wen-heung
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| Jack Kao | ... |
Wen Leung
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Tai Bo | ... |
Ah Jia
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Chan Chung-Yung | ... |
Wen-Heung
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Zhang Dachun | ... |
Reporter He
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Mei Fang | ... |
Wu's Mother
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Wou Yi Fang | ... |
Hinoiei
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Ai-Yun Ho | ... |
Bg Brother Chie
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Chien-Ho Huang |
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Chien-ru Huang |
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Chi-Ying Kao | ... |
Shopkeeper
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Su-Yun Ko | ... |
Sister-In-Law
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Tien-Lu Li | ... |
Ah-lu
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Ju Lin |
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Lih-Ching Lin |
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Ching Lu | ... |
Wu's father
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Ikuyo Nakamura | ... |
Shizuko
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Wu Nien-Jen | ... |
Mr. Wu
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King Shih-Chieh | ... |
Mr. Huang
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Grace Chen Shu-Fang | ... |
Meidai
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Li Tian-Lu | ... |
Ah Lu
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Chang-Chiang Yang |
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Directed by
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ||
Written by
| T'ien-wen Chu | ... | (writer) |
| Wu Nien-Jen | ... | () |
| Chu Tien-Wen | ... | () |
| Nien-Jen Wu | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Fu-Sheng Chiu | ... | producer |
Music by
| Naoki Tachikawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Huai-En Chen | ||
Editing by
| Ching-Sung Liao | ||
Art Direction by
| Chi-Wah Lau | ... | (as Chih-Hua Liu) |
| Chung-Wen Lin | ||
| Lam Shung-Man | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tso-chi Chang | ... | deputy director |
| Chun-Lung Chiu | ... | assistant director |
| Chien-Ho Huang | ... | deputy director |
| Cheng-Ying Lin | ... | assistant director |
| Chang Tso-Chi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Duu-Chih Tu | ... | sound |
| Ching-an Yang | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chen Hwai-En | ... | director of photography |
| Tien-Sheng Sung | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Joyce Pierpoline | ... | publicist |
| Kei Shu | ... | overseas advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmax (1989) (World-wide)
- Academy Pictures (1994) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Ciclop Films (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1989) (United States) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
- Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video (RCS) (Italy) (VHS)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Tony Leung Chiu-wai's character was made a deaf-mute because the film used direct sound and Leung could not convincingly speak Mandarin or Taiwanese. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993). See more » |