Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Hai shang hua (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 53min
- Drama
- 17 Oct 1998 (Japan)
- Movie
In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | ... |
Wang Lingsheng
(as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
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Michiko Hada | ... |
Crimson
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| Michelle Reis | ... |
Emerald
(as Michelle Monique Reis)
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| Carina Lau | ... |
Pearl
(as Carina Lau Ka-ling)
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| Jack Kao | ... |
Luo
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| Rebecca Pan | ... |
Huang
(as Rebecca Pan Wan-ching)
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| Vicky Wei | ... |
Jasmin
(as Hsiao-hui Wei)
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Hsuan Fang | ... |
Jade
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| Annie Shizuka Inoh | ... |
Golden Flower
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| Ming Hsu | ... |
Tao
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| Josephine A. Blankstein | ... |
(as An-an Hsu)
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| Pauline Chan | ... |
(voice)
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Simon Chang | ... |
Zhu Suren
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Tony Chang | ... |
Peking Opera Actor
(as Tony Chang Ruei-che)
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Shui-Chit Cheung |
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Wei-kuo Chiang | ... |
Shu Airen
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Hui-ni Hsu | ... |
Shu-Fang's sister
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| Yiu-Ming Lee | ... |
Azhu
(as Yu-ming Lee)
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Yu-Hang Lee | ... |
Tang
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Yu-han Lin | ... |
Treasure
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| Firebird Liu |
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Tsai-erh Luo | ... |
Hong
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| Moon Wang | ... |
(as Yue Wang)
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Yan Xie |
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Directed by
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ||
Written by
| Bangqing Han | ... | (from the 1892 dialect novel by) (as Han Ziyun) |
| Eileen Chang | ... | (novel translated into Mandarin by) |
| T'ien-wen Chu | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Hsiao-Hsien Hou | ... | executive producer |
| Shôzô Ichiyama | ... | producer (as Shozo Ichiyama) |
| Fumiko Osaka | ... | associate producer |
| Takashi Tsukinoki | ... | associate producer |
| Teng-Kuei Yang | ... | producer |
| Azheng Zhong | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
| Yoshihiro Hanno | ||
| Duu-Chih Tu | ||
Cinematography by
| Ping Bin Lee | ||
Editing by
| Ching-Sung Liao | ||
Production Design by
| Wen-Ying Huang | ||
Art Direction by
| Wen-Ying Huang | ||
| Chih-Wei Tsao | ||
Makeup Department
| Su-Huie Chan | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Yun-Feng Chu | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Shu-Chen Liao | ... | makeup artist (as Su-jen Liao) / makeup artist |
| Jing-yi Lin | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Bu-Hai Shen | ... | hair stylist |
| Pu-Hai Sheng | ... | key hair stylist |
| Zon-Lang Yuan | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Ching-Sung Liao | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hsiu-Chiung Chiang | ... | second assistant director |
| Shuan Feng | ... | second assistant director |
| Ya-Chuang Shiao | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Sien-Tien Huang | ... | drapery/hand props |
| Ming-Hsie Jen | ... | furnitures |
| Siao-kuo Kao | ... | furnitures |
| Jin-i Lin | ... | assistant art director |
| Cheng-Ming Su | ... | models |
| Chih-Wei Tsao | ... | computer graphic |
| Chin-Yang Tsao | ... | computer graphic |
Sound Department
| Yu Teng Hsu | ... | boom operator |
| Julian Pinn | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sing-zu Chang | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jin-Chen Hong | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ming-Hong Liao | ... | lighting assistant |
| Chin-hai Peng | ... | gaffer |
| Chin-Hua Peng | ... | electrician |
| Chin-Shan Peng | ... | lighting assistant |
| Chin-Yuan Peng | ... | lighting assistant |
| Kuo-pao Wang | ... | grip |
| Tsuan-li Wang | ... | grip |
| Wei-liu Wang | ... | grip |
| Ching-Kuo Yuan | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Suan-Fong Chang | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Wei-zen Lee | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Kuan-Yi Wang | ... | assistant costume designer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Chun Kit Lee | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Joyce Chan | ... | production secretary |
| Siao-yi Chang | ... | production assistant |
| Pei-yi Chou | ... | production assistant |
| Yu-Chia Chu | ... | production assistant |
| Wern-Ying Hwarng | ... | poster/pressbook design |
| Stan Lai | ... | English subtitles |
| Fumiko Osaka | ... | japanese subtitles |
| Jacques Picoux | ... | French subtitles |
| Joyce Pierpoline | ... | publicist |
| Tony Rayns | ... | English subtitles |
| Hong-yi Yao | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ARP Sélection (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2020) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Janus Films (2019) (United States) (theatrical) (restored version)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- trigon-film (2021) (Switzerland)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Shanghai in the 1880s there are four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (called madam), a courtesan in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in training. The men gather around tables of food, playing drinking games. An opium pipe is at hand. The women live within dark-paneled walls. The atmosphere is stifling, as if Chekhov was in China. The melancholy Wang is Crimson's patron; will he leave her for the younger Jasmin? Emerald schemes to buy her freedom, aided by patron Luo. Pearl, an aging flower, schools the willful Jade, who thinks she has a marriage agreement with young master Zhu. Is she dreaming? Women fade, or connive, or despair.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film consists of 38 long shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Wish I Knew (2010). See more » |