What the heart hides, the moon reveals.
Director: Chen Kaige
Writer: Shu Kei
Producer: Cunlin Tong, Hsu Feng
Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
130 min
Rating: 6.8/10
Released
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Top Cast
Leslie Cheung
Yu Zhongliang
Gong Li
Pang Ruyi
Kevin Lin
Pang Duanwu
He Saifei
Yu Xiuyi
Zhang Shi
Li Niangjiu
Liankun Lin
Pang An
Movie Info
Director: Chen Kaige
Writer: Shu Kei
Producer: Cunlin Tong, Hsu Feng
Production Companies: Shanghai Film Studios, Tomsen Films
Countries: China, Hong Kong
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