Red Dust (1990)

7.0/10 94 min War Romance

Overview

Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.

Cast

Brigitte Lin

Shen Shao-Hua

Ronald Chin Han

Chang Neng-Tsai

Maggie Cheung

Yueh-Feng

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Yu

Josephine Koo Mei-Wah

Shao-Hua's Editor

Yim Ho

Yueh-Feng's Boyfriend

Li Xiaoli

Hua's Neighbor Wife

Zhang Yuan

Jade Orchid

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