Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon

130 mins | Drama, Romance | May 9, 1996

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.

Temptress Moon

130 mins | Drama, Romance | May 9, 1996

Temptress Moon
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shanghai Film Studios, Tomsen Films
Original title 風月
Directors Chen Kaige
Writers Shu Kei, Anyi Wang, Chen Kaige

Cast

Leslie Cheung

as Yu Zhongliang

Gong Li

as Pang Ruyi

Kevin Lin

as Pang Duanwu

He Saifei

as Yu Xiuyi (Zhongliang's Sister)

Zhang Shi

as Li Niangjiu

Liankun Lin

as Pang An

Ko Hsiang-Ting

as Elder Qi

Jie Zhou

as The Woman of Zephyr Lane

Zhou Yemang

as Pang Zhengda

Lei Ren

as Yu Zhongliang (child)

Ying Wang

as Pang Ruyi (child)

Lin Ge

as Pang, Duanwu (child)

Zhou Xun

as Nightclub girl (uncredited)

David Wu

as Jingyun

Patrick Tse Yin

as Boss