Temptress Moon
“What the heart hides, the moon reveals.”
1996•2h 10m•6.7•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Chen Kaige
Writer
Shu Kei
Languages
Mandarin
Studio
Shanghai Film Studios
Cast
Leslie Cheung
Yu Zhongliang
Gong Li
Pang Ruyi
Kevin Lin
Pang Duanwu
He Saifei
Yu Xiuyi
Chang Shih
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
Production
Company
Shanghai Film Studios
Company
Tomsen Films
Producer
Cunlin Tong
Producer
Hsu Feng
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