A City of Sadness (悲情城市) 34 years old

A City of Sadness

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.

Credits

A City of Sadness Cast

Name Character
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai He was 27, now 61 years old as Wen-Ching
Chan Chung-Yung He was 44, now 78 years old as Wen-Heung
Tsai Chen-Nan He was 35, now 69 years old
Wu Nien-jen He was 37, now 72 years old as Mr. Wu

A City of Sadness Crew

Name Department
Fu-Sheng Chiu as Producer. Production
Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Director. He was 42 (now 77) years old Directing
Chu Tien-wen as Writer. She was 33 (now 67) years old Writing
Wu Nien-jen as Writer. He was 37 (now 72) years old Writing
Chang Tso-chi as Assistant Director. He was 27 (now 62) years old Directing
Chen Hwai-En as Director of Photography. He was 30 (now 65) years old Camera
A City of Sadness poster
A City of Sadness (34 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 21, 1989
  • Runtime: 159 minutes