A City of Sadness

Hou Hsiao-hsien
1989-10-21


7.4
158 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tony Leung Wen-Ching Unowned
Hsin Shu-Fen Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome Unowned
Chan Chung-Yung Wen-Heung Unowned
Jack Kao Wen Leung Unowned
Tai Bo Ah Jia Unowned
Li Tian-Lu Ah Lu Unowned
Grace Chen Shu-Fang Meidai Unowned
Wu Nien-jen Mr. Wu Unowned
Tsai Chen-Nan Singer Unowned
King Shih-Chieh Mr. Huang Unowned
Su-Yun Ko Sister-in-law Unowned
Wou Yi Fang Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei Unowned
Chi-Ying Kao Shopkeeper Unowned
Ho Ai-Yun Concubine Unowned
Huang Chien-ru Ah Xue Unowned
Ju Lin Jin Quan Unowned
Lih-Ching Lin Sister-in-law Unowned
Ching Lu Wu's Father Unowned
Ikuyo Nakamura Shizuko Ogawa Unowned
Mei Fang Wu's Mother Unowned
Zhang Dachun Reporter He Unowned