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Flowers of Shanghai

1998·1h 53m·Unrated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
4,623 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.

Flowers of Shanghai is a 1998 drama romance movie directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou, starring Michiko Hada, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 4,623 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Stars
Michiko Hada
Carina Lau
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Michelle Reis
Details
1998-10-17
113 min
Movie
Unrated
★ Taiwan, Japan
★ Cantonese, Shanghainese
Keywords
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