Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Chen KaigeDirector
- Zhao JipingOriginal Music Composer
- Shu KeiWriter
Cast
- Leslie CheungYu Zhongliang
- Gong LiPang Ruyi
- Kevin LinPang Duanwu
- He SaifeiYu Xiuyi
- Chang ShihLi Niangjiu
- Liankun LinPang An
- Ko Hsiang-TingElder Qi
- Jie ZhouThe Woman of Zephyr Lane
- Zhou YemangPang Zhengda
- Lei RenYoung Yu Zhongliang
- Ying WangYoung Pang Ruyi
- Lin GeYoung Pang Duanwu
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Themes
shanghai, chinablackmailopium1920s