Summary:
Frustrated in his attempts to assassinate Yee, who is an important official in Japanese-ruled Shanghai, Old Wu, who has lost his wife and two sons as well as two women who had attempted to seduce Yee, now recruits Kuang, Mai Tai Tai, and their troupe of drama students from Hong Kong University in yet another attempt to do away with Yee. Mai Tai Tai is chosen to befriend Yee, which she does by posing as the wife of Mak, befriending Yee's wife and her female friends, and then eventually befriending Yee himself. Even though both get together, they do end up going separate ways, only to meet again four years later. This time Mai is all set to entrap Yee at Chandni Chowk Jewellers which is owned by an East Indian man named Khalid Saiduddin. The question does remain: Will she and her troupe succeed?
| Runtime: | 157 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexuality; Rated R for strong sexual content and a scene of brutal violence (edited version). |
| Production: | Focus Features |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, Romance, War |
| Countries: | USA, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan |
| Languages: | English, Mandarin, Hindi, Japanese, Cantonese, Shanghainese |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ang Lee | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Eileen Chang | Writer |
| Hui-Ling Wang | Writer |
| James Schamus | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Joan Chen | Yee Tai Tai |
| Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Mr. Yee |
| Wei Tang | Wong Chia Chi/Mak Tai Tai |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anupam Kher | Khalid Saiduddin |
| Chih-ying Chu | Lai Shu Jin |
| Chung Hua Tou | Old Wu |
| Jie Liu | Leung Tai Tai |
| Johnson Yuen | Auyang Ling Wen/Mr. Mak |
| Kar Lok Chin | Tsao |
| Ko Yu-Luen | Liang Jun Sheng |
| Lee-Hom Wang | Kuang Yu Min |
| Ruhui Song | Wang's Aunt |
| Saifei He | Hsiao Tai Tai |
| Yan Su | Ma Tai Tai |
| Ying-hsien Kao | Huang Lei |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ang Lee | Producer |
| Dai Song | Executive Producer |
| Darren Shaw | Executive Producer |
| David Lee | Co-Producer |
| Doris Tse | Co-Producer |
| Er-Dong Liu | Line Producer |
| James Schamus | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd Chao | Associate Producer |
| William Kong | Producer |
| Zhong-lun Ren | Executive Producer |
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