Film

Shanghai Blues

1984 · 1h 43m · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

7.0

Metacritic

70

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. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue roommate for his love interest and wacky love triangle hijinks ensue.

Kenny Bee

Tung Kwok-Man

Sylvia Chang

Shu-Shu

Sally Yip Sin-Man

Stool

Tin Ching

King Clown

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Stutterer

Shing Fui-On

Gangster

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Gangster

Fung Ging-Man

Bald Rich Man Being Kissed

Woo Fung

Nightclub Manager

Patrick Lung Kong

Big Boss

Yue Ga-Hei

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

Chow Siu-sin

Huang Man

Chairman Yu

Tung Lo

Beggar

Ng Hon-Keung

Policeman

Siu Kin-Hang

• Tsui HarkDirector · Producer
• Sze-To Cheuk-HonScreenplay
• Raymond To Kwok-WaiWriter
• John Chan Koon-ChungWriter
• YonfanStory
• Peter Ngor Chi-KwanDirector of Photography
• Chang Hui-kungDirector of Photography
• Lin Tsan-TingDirector of Photography
• James Wong JimOriginal Music Composer
• Tang Siu-LamOriginal Music Composer

Tsui Hark's Shanghai Blues (1984) 4K Restoration TrailerShanghai Blues Trailer

Release date

October 11, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

cn

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

IIA

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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