Temptress Moon (1996)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 1.47 |
Directed By
Chen Kaige
Crew
Chen Kaige
Zhao Jiping
Anyi Wang
Sunday Sun
Pei Xiaonan
Cunlin Tong
Chen Changmin
William Chang
Chen Kaige
Shu Kei
Qiagui Huang
Monica Zhang
Guan Rui Xu
Christopher Doyle
Hsu Feng
TOP CAST
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing
Yu Zhongliang
Gong Li
Pang Ruyi
Kevin Lin
Pang Duanwu
He Saifei
Yu Xiuyi
Zhang Shi
Li Niangjiu
Liankun Lin
Pang An
Ko Hsiang-Ting
Elder Qi
Jie Zhou
The Woman of Zephyr Lane
Zhou Yemang
Pang Zhengda
Lei Ren
Young Yu Zhongliang
Ying Wang
Young Pang Ruyi
Lin Ge
Young Pang Duanwu
Zhou Xun
Night Club Girl (uncredited)
David Wu
Jingyun
Patrick Tse Yin
Boss
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