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Shanghai Blues

上海之夜

Completed

Seen in a theater

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.

Release year
1984
Released
Oct 11, 1984
Country
Hong Kong SAR China
Genres
Comedy · Romance
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Cast
Kenny Bee (Tung Kwok-Man) · Sylvia Chang (Shu-Shu) · Sally Yeh Chian-Wen (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)

Consumption history1

  1. Completed

    Theater viewing

External identifiers
tmdb
143479
letterboxd
4zMG