A City of Sadness (1989) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Cast

• Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Wen-Ching
• Hsin Shu-Fen as Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
• Chan Chung-Yung as Wen-Heung
• Jack Kao as Wen Leung
• Tai Bo as Ah Jia
• Li Tian-Lu as Ah Lu
• Grace Chen Shu-Fang as Meidai
• Wu Nien-jen as Mr. Wu
• Tsai Chen-nan as Singer
• King Shih-chieh as Mr. Huang
• Ko Su-yun as Sister-in-law
• Wou Yi Fang as Wu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
• Chi-Ying Kao as Shopkeeper
• Ho Ai-Yun as Concubine
• Huang Chien-ru as Ah Xue
• Lih-Ching Lin as Sister-in-law
• Ching Lu as Wu's Father
• Ikuyo Nakamura as Shizuko Ogawa
• Mei Fang as Wu's Mother
• Ta-chuen Chang as Reporter He

Crew

• Hou Hsiao-hsien — Director
• Wu Nien-jen — Writer
• Chu Tien-Wen — Writer
• Yau Fook-Sang — Producer
• Chen Hwai-en — Director of Photography

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