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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
May 1996
Production:
Shanghai Film Studios, Tomsen Films
Cast:
Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei, Chang Shih, Liankun Lin, Ko Hsiang-Ting, Jie Zhou, Zhou Yemang, Lei Ren, Ying Wang, Lin Ge, Zhou Xun, David Wu, Patrick Tse Yin
Tags:
shanghai, china, blackmail, opium, 1920s
