---
title: 'Flowers of Shanghai (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hou Hsiao-Hsien'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/flowers-of-shanghai-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156587/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Flowers of Shanghai (1998)

1998 · 130 min · Drama · Taiwan

Original title: 侯孝賢

## Synopsis

Flowers of Shanghai is a 1998 drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is based on the novel The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai (1892) by Han Bangqing, which was originally written in the Wu language (吳語) and translated into Mandarin Chinese by Eileen Chang.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien)
- **Screenplay:** [Eileen Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-chang), [Chu Tʻien-wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chu-t-ien-wen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yoshihiro Hanno](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshihiro-hanno)
- **Producer:** [Yang Teng-kuei](https://cinepixo.com/people/yang-teng-kuei)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Lee Ping Bin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lee-ping-bin)

## Cast

- [Annie Yi](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-yi)
- [Michiko Hada](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiko-hada)
- [Rebecca Pan](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-pan)
- [Carina Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/carina-lau)
- [Jack Kao](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kao)
- [Josephine A. Blankstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-a-blankstein)
- [Tony Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung)
- [Michelle Reis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-reis)

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