A City of Sadness
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Tony Leung
Hsin Shu-fen
Li Tien-lu
Kao Jai
Chen Sown-yung
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story of a Taiwanese family and the adjustments they must make in the years 1945-49, when Japan relinquished rule of the island.
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast
Tony Leung
Hsin Shu-fen
Li Tien-lu
Kao Jai
Chen Sown-yung
Wu Yi-fang
Nakamura Ikuyo
Kenny Cheung
H T Jan
Lin Yang
Chen Shu-fang
Ai Tsu-tu
Chen Yu-rung
Huang Tsein-ru
Lin Juh
Ah Pi-poa
Wu Nien-jen
Chang Da-tsuen
Hse Tsai-juen
Crew
Liao Ch'ing-sung
George Chang
Chang Da-lung
Song Dian-sheng
Chang Hua-k'un
Linda Jaivin
H T Jan
Yang Jinn-an
Wen Kuo-hsiung
Stan Lai
Marco Muller
Chang Tsai-min
Lin Tsun-wen
Michael Yang
Wang Yung-ming
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Film won a 1989 Golden Horse Award in Taiwan.
Released in United States 1989
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States June 1990
Released in United States May 1989
Released in United States May 1990
Released in United States May 1991
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States November 1989
Released in United States October 1989
Released in United States September 12, 1989
Released in United States September 1989
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1989.
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 26- December 2, 1989.
Shown at London Film Festival November 10-16, 1989.
Shown at New York Film Festival October 6 & 8, 1989.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30-May 13, 1990.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18-19, 1990.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 15 & 16, 1989.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 12 & 14, 1989.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 12, 1989.
The first installment in Hou Hsiao-hsien's epic trilogy about 20th century Taiwan. The others are "The Puppetmaster" (Taiwan/1993) and "Good Men, Good Women" (Taiwan/1995).
Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 26- December 2, 1989.)
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 30-May 13, 1990.)
Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1989.)
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Asian Cinema) April 19 - May 3, 1990.)
Released in United States May 1990 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18-19, 1990.)
Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown in New York City (The Screening Room) as part of program "The Masterworks of Hou Hsiao-hsien" May 4-17, 2001.)
Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.)
Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 15 & 16, 1989.)
Released in United States September 12, 1989 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 12, 1989.)
Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 6 & 8, 1989.)
Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 12 & 14, 1989.)
Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-16, 1989.)
