Flowers of Shanghai
Trailer: Flowers of Shanghai
Year: 1998
Genre: Drama
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast: Tony Leung, Michiko Hada, Carina Lau, Michele Reis, Jack Kao, Rebecca Pan
Crew: Bangqing Han (Novel), Huang Wen-Ying (Art Direction), Yoshihiro Hanno (Original Music Composer), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Director), Tu Duu-Chih (Original Music Composer), Chu Tien-Wen (Writer)

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