A City of Sadness (1989)

7.5/10 158 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Wen-Ching

Hsin Shu-Fen

Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome

Chan Chung-Yung

Wen-Heung

Jack Kao

Wen Leung

Tai Bo

Ah Jia

Li Tian-Lu

Ah Lu

Grace Chen

Meidai

Wu Nien-jen

Mr. Wu

Tsai Chen-nan

Singer

King Shih-chieh

Mr. Huang

Su-Yun Ko

Sister-in-law

Ho Ai-Yun

Concubine

Mei Fang

Wu's Mother

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