1996

2h 1m

7.6(50 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Overview

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

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Production Companies

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lawrence Ko

Luen-Luen

Chang Chen

Hong Kong

Tang Tsung-sheng

Red Fish

Virginie Ledoyen

Marthe

Kaizo Hayashi

Policeman

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Mother of Red Fish

Wang Chi-tsan

Little Buddha

Nick Erickson

Marcus

Ko I-chen

Luen-Luen's Father

Wang Bosen

Gangster in Red Suit

Creative team

Directed by: Edward Yang
Written by: Edward Yang
Produced by: Yu Wei-Yen

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