A City of Sadness

1989 · 2h38 · Film

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hsin Shu-Fen, Chan Chung-Yung, Jack Kao, Tai Bo, Li Tian-Lu, Grace Chen Shu-Fang, Wu Nien-jen, Tsai Chen-nan, King Shih-chieh

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

Original title

悲情城市

Original language

Chinese

Country

Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan

Screenplay

Wu Nien-jen, Chu Tien-Wen

Cinematography

Chen Hwai-en

Cast

Jack Kao, Tai Bo, Li Tian-Lu, Grace Chen Shu-Fang, Wu Nien-jen, Tsai Chen-nan, King Shih-chieh

Updated August 14, 2026

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