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Flowers of Shanghai

6.9 113 mins Drama   1998
3-H Films   Shochiku  
Director(s): Hou Hsiao-hsien

Release Date: 05 Mon, Oct 1998

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”.

Casts of Flowers of Shanghai

Michiko Hada

as Crimson

Carina Lau

as Pearl

Michele Reis

as Emerald

Jack Kao

as Luo

Rebecca Pan

as Huang

Annie Shizuka Inoh

as Golden Flower

Vicky Wei

as Jasmin

Firebird Liu

as Vagabond #2

Hsu Hui-Ni

as Shu-Fang's sister

Shuan Fang

as Jade

Hsu Ming

as Tao

Simon Chang

as Zhu Suren

Tony Chang

as Peking Opera Actor

Yiu-Ming Lee

as Azhu

Yu-han Lin

as Treasure

Yu-Hang Lee

as Tang

Tsai-erh Luo

as Hong

Xie Yan

as

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