Shanghai Blues (1984)

Directed by Tsui Hark1h 43mComedy,Romance

In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it, they end up living in the same building, unbeknownst to each other.

Rated
IIA
Year
1984
Country
HK
Language
Cantonese
Release date
11 October 1984
TMDB
6.9 (38)
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Kenny Bee
Kenny Bee
Tung Kwok-Man
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang
Shu-Shu
Sally Yeh Chian-Wen
Sally Yeh Chian-Wen
Stool
Tin Ching
Tin Ching
King Clown
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Stutterer
Shing Fui-On
Shing Fui-On
Gangster
Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Gangster
Fung Ging-Man
Fung Ging-Man
Bald Rich Man Being Kissed
Woo Fung
Woo Fung
Nightclub Manager
Patrick Lung Kong
Patrick Lung Kong
Big Boss
Y
Yue Ga-Hei
Helen Ma Hoi-Lun
Helen Ma Hoi-Lun
Chow Siu-sin
Huang Man
Huang Man
Chairman Yu
T
Tung Lo
Beggar
Ng Hon-Keung
Ng Hon-Keung
Policeman
S
Siu Kin-Hang
C
Chang Diy-Mei
T
Tang Siu-Lam
D
Ding Yue
Mr. Ma
Henry Fong Ping
Henry Fong Ping
Wellington Fung Wing
Wellington Fung Wing
L
Lionel Lo King-Wah
Ken Boyle
Ken Boyle
Rude Caucasian
Sai Gwa-Pau
Sai Gwa-Pau
Rich Man Who Pinches Stool's Behind
E
Edward Leung Yiu-Ming
M
Mok King-Wah
M
Ma Yin-Leung
M
Michael Lui Ka-Wah
C
Cheung Nam-Ngan
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked
K
Keung Yun-Chuen
C
Che Hung
Lo Kin
Lo Kin
Allen Fong
Allen Fong
Beggar
T
Tsang Kwok-Chi
Photographer
Lee Chun-Wa
Lee Chun-Wa
Police Officer
O Sing-Pui
O Sing-Pui
Policeman

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