A City of Sadness (1989)

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Released:
1989-10-21

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.

Director:
Hou Hsiao-hsien

Runtime:
2h 38min

Genre:
Drama, History

  • 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