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Temptress Moon
Film / 1996

Temptress Moon

Directed by Chen Kaige
DramaRomance

★ 6.7/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Leslie CheungYu Zhongliang Gong LiPang Ruyi Kevin LinPang Duanwu He SaifeiYu Xiuyi Chang ShihLi Niangjiu Liankun LinPang An Ko Hsiang-TingElder Qi Jie ZhouThe Woman of Zephyr Lane Zhou YemangPang Zhengda Lei RenYoung Yu Zhongliang Ying WangYoung Pang Ruyi Lin GeYoung Pang Duanwu
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Zhou XunNight Club Girl (uncredited) David WuJingyun Patrick Tse YinBoss

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