Drama ·Romance · China · 1996 · 2h 10m

Temptress Moon

風月

Temptress Moon poster
Director
Chen Kaige
Cast
Leslie Cheung as Yu Zhongliang Gong Li as Pang Ruyi Kevin Lin as Pang Duanwu He Saifei as Yu Xiuyi Chang Shih as Li Niangjiu Liankun Lin as Pang An
Crew
Christopher Doyle — Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan — Editor Zhao Jiping — Original Music Composer Shu Kei — Writer Anyi Wang — Story Chen Kaige — Story
Tagline

What the heart hides, the moon reveals.

Synopsis

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

Trailer Temptress Moon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
shanghai, chinablackmailopium1920s
Key Collaborators
Chen Kaige Director Christopher Doyle Director of Photography Pei Xiaonan Editor Zhao Jiping Original Music Composer Shu Kei Writer Anyi Wang Story Chen Kaige Story Cunlin Tong Producer Hsu Feng Producer Qiagui Huang Production Design Chen Changmin Costume Design William Chang Suk-Ping Costume Design
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