Lust, Caution

2007 · 2h38 · Film

Directed by Ang Lee

Starring Tang Wei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leehom Wang, Joan Chen, Tou Tsung-hua, Jacqueline Zhu, Ven Kao, Lawrence Ko, Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung, Chin Ka-Lok

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Curious Bored

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.

Original title

色‧戒

Original language

Chinese

Country

China, Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan, United States

Screenplay

James Schamus, Wang Huiling

Music

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Rodrigo Prieto

Cast

Joan Chen, Tou Tsung-hua, Jacqueline Zhu, Ven Kao, Lawrence Ko, Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung, Chin Ka-Lok

Updated August 14, 2026

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