Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
Directed by Zhang Yimou
shanghai, china
chinese mafia
coming of age
mistress
criminal underworld
drug lord
triad
modern china
nightclub singer
1930s
cabaret singer
chinese triad
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Gong Li
Bijou / Xiao Jinbao
Li Baotian
Boss Tang Laoda
Sun Chun
Song Laoer
Li Xuejian
Uncle Liushu
Liu Jiang
Fat Yu
Fu Biao
Laosan
Chen Shu
Shiye
Jiang Baoying
Cuihua
Crew
Zhang Yimou
Director
Bi Feiyu
Screenplay
Lü Yue
Director of Photography
Yves Marmion
Producer
Wu Yigong
Producer
Jean-Louis Piel
Producer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Will Johnson
5.0★ · 02/03/25
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Jasper
7.9★ · 03/10/24
The ending is very good and pretty horrifying. The best part of the movie is on the Island. It first didn’t quite make sense to me but it made all came together by the end.But I don’t have a whole lot to say about it, just a good movie.
The ending is very good and pretty horrifying. The best part of the movie is on the Island. It first didn’t quite make sense to me but it made all came together by the end.But I don’t have a whole lot to say about it, just a good movie.
Lucas
6.0★ · 05/05/21
Now i feel like I've said the before in another review, but Zhang Yimou is good at making movies, especially pretty ones. This is no exception, as it looks very good.
The story was interesting and i liked both the beginning and end. The mid section if the movie is where most of my issues lie. Cause there were definitely moments that seemed a bit long and uninterested. And it doesn't help that I didn't really care for the characters, so some scenes definitely felt quite boring
But there are some great moments in this and i do at the end of the day like it. However it's not as good as many of his other movies I've seen so far and even at its best, it isn't as good as some of the others
Now i feel like I've said the before in another review, but Zhang Yimou is good at making movies, especially pretty ones. This is no exception, as it looks very good.
The story was interesting and i liked both the beginning and end. The mid section if the movie is where most of my issues lie. Cause there were definitely moments that seemed a bit long and uninterested. And it doesn't help that I didn't really care for the characters, so some scenes definitely felt quite boring
But there are some great moments in this and i do at the end of the day like it. However it's not as good as many of his other movies I've seen so far and even at its best, it isn't as good as some of the others
