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| Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | Mr. Yee |
| Tang Wei | Mak Tai Tai |
| Joan Chen | Yee Tai Tai |
| Wang Lee Hom | Kuang Yu Min |
| Tou Chung Hua | Old Wu |
| Chu Tsz-ying | |
| Kao Ying Hsuan | Huang Lei |
| Ko Yu Lien | Liang Jun Sheng |
| Johnson Yuen | Auyang Ling Wen, Mr. Mak |
| Chin Ka-lok | Tsao |
| Su Yan | Ma Tai Tai |
| He Saifei | Hsiao Tai Tai |
| Song Ru Hui | Wang's Aunt |
| Fan Kuang Yao | Secretary Chang |
| Lisa Yen Lu | Mahjong Partner of Aunt |
| Anupam Kher | Jewelry Shop Manager |
| Liu Jie | Leung Tai Tai |
| Yu Ya | Chu Tai Tai |
| Wang Lin | Liao Tai Tai |
| Hua Dong | Whangai Yee's Amah |
| Wang Kan | Mr. Yee's Chauffeur |
| Song Jian Hua | Yee Tai Tai's Chauffeur |
| Takesita Akiko | Japanese Tavern Boss Lady |
| Fujki Hayato | Japanese Colonel Sato |
| Seto Masumi | Geisha in Japanese Tavern |
| Koyama Noriko | Musician in Japanese Tavern |
| Shayam Pathak | Jewelry Shopkeeper |
| Gu Zhang-Ping | Hong Kong Tailor |
| Gao Bo-Wen | Male Ping-Tan Singer |
| Yu Qun | Female Ping-Tan Singer |
| Lau Yat Tung | Male HKU Theater Audience |
| Lai Yuk Ching | Female HKU Theater Audience |
| Yuji Kojima | Japanese Commander Taicho |
| Mizogomi Yoko | Japanese Teacher |
| Minamikata Fumika | Japanese Tavern Waitress |
| Anys Fatnassi | New Kiessling Café Waiter |
| Tang Ya Jun | Tricycle Cab Driver |
| Shi Hong | Woman at Police Line |
| Deng Wei | Prostitute in Brothel |
| Li Dou | Old Man at Bookstore |
| Alexandre Desplat | Conductor |
| Ang Lee | Director, Producer |
| Dan Carnegie | Animator |
| Hubert Chan | Animator |
| Lloyd Chao | Associate Producer |
| Joel Chong | Art Director |
| Song Dai | Executive Producer |
| David Lee | Co-producer |
| Alexandre Desplat | Score Composer |
| Liu Er Dong | Production Manager |
| Jason Edwards | Animator |
| Choi Shun Fai | Executive Producer |
| Tian Feng | Co-producer |
| Eric Fong | Production Manager |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Au Wing Hin | Stunts |
| Chien Hsiang | Camera Operator |
| Wang Hui-Ling | Screenwriter |
| Liu Jianhua | Production Manager |
| Bill Kong | Producer |
| Drew Kunin | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Pan Lai | Costumes/Costume Designer, Production Designer |
| Erica Lam | Art Director |
| Kenny Lam | Camera Operator |
| Olympic Lau | Art Director |
| Stacee Lau | Associate Producer |
| Peter Lee | Translator |
| Diana Liao | Translator |
| Michelle Yen San Lo | Production Manager |
| Vicky Lee Lim Loo | Casting |
| Pang Wai Luen | Production Manager |
| Bill Lui | Art Director |
| Ng Wing Lun | Stunts |
| Alex Mok | Art Director |
| Michael Mulock | Animator |
| Kwan Lee Na | Makeup |
| Rosanna Ng | Asst. Director, Casting |
| Wch Ang Peng | Stunts |
| Xu Pengle | Co-producer |
| Rodrigo Prieto | Cinematographer |
| Matt Ralph | Animator |
| Nishimoto Ryuji | Casting |
| James Schamus | Producer, Screenwriter |
| Huang Kai Sen | Stunts |
| Darren Shaw | Executive Producer |
| Gavin Soares | Animator |
| Tim Squyres | Editor |
| Philip Stockton | Sound/Sound Designer |
| Jim Su | Animator |
| Sun Dan | Production Manager |
| Arthur Wong | Camera Operator |
| Wang Tianyun | Co-producer |
| Chi Shui Tim | Special Effects |
| Doris Tse | Co-producer |
| Lee Chiu Wah | Production Manager |
| Fu Wen Xia | Associate Producer |
| Leung Pok Yan | Stunts |
| Ren Zhonglun | Executive Producer |
UWSDUDE
Posted October 1, 2010
Both principals give brilliant performances in this erotic tale of espianoge set in the mysterious Asian backdrop.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Excellent for watching with loved ones, friends, and other lovers of asian films and stories.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Ang Lee is to be congratulated...AGAIN! He does amazing things with stories!
This movie arrived at my doorstep right before the weekend. Therefore, I had a movie, that I'd never seen before, to watch over the weekend. I've always been a fan of the foreign films, particularly ones with an oriental theme.
It's a bit slow in the beginning. I watched this with a friend, who, 10 minutes into it kept asking what the plot was (annoying) & that it had sub-titles. So keep that in mind, that it takes a little bit into the movie to feel where the plot stands.
I watched the NC-17 version, so I'm not positive on how much more "showing of skin" they did in the r-rated version. There were plenty of bedroom "scenes" in the film, but it gave you reference to the character(s) and how deep the relationships between them were. Some things don't need words to be said!
Overall, I enjoyed the movie...however I was hoping for a different outcome in the end (I don't give away spoilers!). Needless to really say, I was in tears towards the ending of the film!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This film hurt me. It was beautiful. The lover was horrible and yet he was horribly pitiful at the same time. For what could he do? For all his might, he was yet still no more than a product of the system who could do nothing to save either his own happiness nor the woman whom he loved unconditionally,...a familiar story nes pas?? The final scene was touching; A grown man and executioner fall to weeping like a newborn child in the arms of his wife, after the ususal game of Mah Jong in private chambers wherin which the wife, who accepting the system as it was, could neither do nor say anything in rebuke. Indeed the horrors of war and unchecked nationalism bring tabloid matters of immature concerns down to size. The old tired arguments lose palor in the light of these realities. Bring your mistress to this film and not your wife unless of course she is a first wife and lady of due proportions and fortitude.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I love foreign films and this film I must say is absolutely divine. It's amazingly casted, the plotline is so moving and intriguing that you play attention to every event and detail. I love this film. It's amazing!
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Posted October 1, 2010
Ang Lee has the ability to transform simple stories about human relationships into epic films that somehow maintain the quality of intimacy and tenderness despite the grand sweep of his productions. In LUST, CAUTION ('SE, JIE') he has once again created a symphony of a film with a script by James Schamus based on the short story by Eileen Chang, assembled a cast superb actors who convey the story's multileveled messages on the historic backgrounds of World War II Shanghai and Hong Kong using the sensitive camera eye of Rodrigo Prieto and accompanied by Alexandre Desplat's evocative East/West musical score. It is a visual triumph, a fascinating recounting of China's history about which we know little, and one of the most intriguing love stories committed to film. The film opens in Hong Kong focusing on a group of college students who form a theater group to present plays of 'significance'. Young Wong Chia Chi (the luminous Wei Tang in her first cinematic role) is asked to join the theatrical group and she consents primarily because of her attraction to the leader of the group, Kuang Yu Min (Lee-Hom Wang, a commanding and handsome actor). Events of history alter the purpose of the art groups and they become a Resistance force against the Japanese occupation of China. The leader of the Japanese sympathizers is a Mr. Lee (Tony Leung, one of the most solid actors on the screen today) and the student group plans an infiltration into his home and life by placing Wong Chia Chi into his household. In residence in Mr. Lee's home, she learns to tolerate the constant mah jong games with Mr. Lee's wife (Joan Chen) and her gossipy girlfriends, only to await the moment when Mr. Lee will notice her and hopefully begin an affair that will result in inside information espionage. As the effects of the war tighten problems the Yees move to Shanghai and the troupe follows them: the troupe has become a committed political resistance force with plans to kill Mr. Yee and the cadre of men who support his siding with the Japanese. Wong Chia Chi agrees to follow Mr. Yee's sexual advances and in short time they are caught up in powerfully erotic explosions of lust: it is during these very frank and very erotic lovemaking scenes that Ang Lee manages to reveal the inner aspects of each of these important characters, allowing the audience to see the complete picture of how lust can dissipate caution. The changes that occur between the two characters set in motion a surprising ending, at once disturbing and understandable. Accompanying the DVD (already in excess of 157 minutes) is a 'making of' feature and a discussion period with not only Ang Lee but also with the stars and production people that is very solid commentary and for once seems pertinent to enhance the enjoyment of the film. Some may find the extended lovemaking scenes too frankly sexual, but so much of the real grit of the story lies in the non-verbal, purely physical language that could only be understood in the way Lee decided to film these gorgeous scenes. This is an important film on many levels and will probably become better appreciated with multiple views. In Mandarin, Japanese, Shanghainese, English and Hindi with subtitles. Grady Harp
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