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Summary
Stretching across the canvas of the Sino-Japanese War of the 30s, the subsequent Japanese surrender in 1945, and the onslaught of Communism, this film depicts an ill-fated romance between a talented lady novelist and a Chinese traitor working with the Japanese who fall victim to the mayhem of war and their tragic inability to reconcile political differences.
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Audiences 57GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.9
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most war movies, −24 min on the typical 118
typical 11894Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Released
1990
November 23, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
WarRomanceLanguage
cn
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Taiwan
Directing · 1
- Yim Ho Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Sanmao Writer
Production · 3
- Jessinta Liu Fung-Ping Executive Producer
- Hsu Feng Producer
- Tang Jun Nian Producer
Camera · 1
- Poon Hang-Sang Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chow Cheung Kan Editor
Sound · 3
- Lo Ta-Yu Original Music Composer
- Richard Lo Original Music Composer
- Gerald Shih Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- William Chang Suk-Ping Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edith Cheung Costume Design
Tropes
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