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Shanghai Blues
Shanghai Blues

Shanghai Blues

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ComedyRomance

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In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't know each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.065/10

Release Date

11 October 1984

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Kenny Bee

Kenny Bee

Tung Kwok-Man

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Shu-Shu

Sally Yeh

Sally Yeh

Stool

Tin Ching

Tin Ching

King Clown

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Stutterer

Shing Fui-On

Shing Fui-On

Gangster

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Gangster

Fung Ging-Man

Fung Ging-Man

Bald Rich Man Being Kissed

Woo Fung

Woo Fung

Nightclub Manager

Kong Lung

Kong Lung

Big Boss

Yue Ga-Hei

Yue Ga-Hei

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

Chow Siu-sin

Huang Man

Huang Man

Chairman Yu

Tung Lo

Tung Lo

Beggar

Ng Hon-Keung

Ng Hon-Keung

Policeman

Siu Kin-Hang

Siu Kin-Hang

Chang Diy-Mei

Chang Diy-Mei

Tang Siu-Lam

Tang Siu-Lam

Ding Yue

Ding Yue

Mr. Ma

Henry Fong Ping

Henry Fong Ping

Wellington Fung Wing

Wellington Fung Wing

Lionel Lo King-Wah

Lionel Lo King-Wah

Ken Boyle

Ken Boyle

Rude Caucasian

Sai Gwa-Pau

Sai Gwa-Pau

Rich Man Who Pinches Stool's Behind

Edward Leung Yiu-Ming

Edward Leung Yiu-Ming

Mok King-Wah

Mok King-Wah

Ma Yin-Leung

Ma Yin-Leung

Michael Lui Ka-Wah

Michael Lui Ka-Wah

Cheung Nam-Ngan

Cheung Nam-Ngan

Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark

Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked

Keung Yun-Chuen

Keung Yun-Chuen

Che Hung

Che Hung

Lo Kin

Lo Kin

Allen Fong

Allen Fong

Beggar

Chang Kwok-Tse

Chang Kwok-Tse

Photographer

Lee Chun-Wa

Lee Chun-Wa

Police Officer

O Sing-Pui

O Sing-Pui

Policeman

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