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Cast

Tony Leung

Tony Leung

Wang

Michiko Hada

Michiko Hada

Crimson

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Pearl

Michelle Reis

Michelle Reis

Emerald

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Luo

Rebecca Pan

Rebecca Pan

Huang

Stephanie Fong Shuan

Stephanie Fong Shuan

Jade

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Golden Flower

Vicky Wei

Vicky Wei

Jasmin

Firebird Liu

Firebird Liu

Vagabond #2

Hsu Hui-Ni

Hsu Hui-Ni

Shu-Fang's sister

Shuan Fang

Shuan Fang

Jade

Hsiao-Hui Wei

Hsiao-Hui Wei

Hsu Ming

Hsu Ming

Tao

Josephine A. Blankstein

Josephine A. Blankstein

Simon Chang

Simon Chang

Zhu Suren

Tony Chang

Tony Chang

Peking Opera Actor

Yiu-Ming Lee

Yiu-Ming Lee

Azhu

Yu-han Lin

Yu-han Lin

Treasure

Wei-kuo Chiang

Wei-kuo Chiang

Yu-Hang Lee

Yu-Hang Lee

Tang

Tsai-erh Luo

Tsai-erh Luo

Hong

Moon Wang

Moon Wang

Xie Yan

Xie Yan

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Huang Wen-Ying

Huang Wen-Ying

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Huang Wen-Ying

Huang Wen-Ying

Production Design

Tu Duu-Chih

Tu Duu-Chih

Original Music Composer

Liao Ching-Sung

Liao Ching-Sung

Editor

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Director

Bangqing Han

Bangqing Han

Novel

Yoshihiro Hanno

Yoshihiro Hanno

Original Music Composer

Chu Tien-wen

Chu Tien-wen

Writer

Mark Lee Ping-Bing

Mark Lee Ping-Bing

Director of Photography

Liao Shu-Chen

Liao Shu-Chen

Makeup Artist

Yang Teng-Kuei

Yang Teng-Kuei

Producer

Shôzô Ichiyama

Shôzô Ichiyama

Producer

Yu Teng Hsu

Yu Teng Hsu

Boom Operator

Chih-Wei Tsao

Chih-Wei Tsao

Art Direction

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Eileen Chang

Eileen Chang

Novel

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Flowers of Shanghai

19986.9 / 10113 min
Drama

Overview

At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.