---
title: 'Lust, Caution (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ang Lee'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 157
certification: 'NC-17'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lust-caution-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808357/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lust, Caution (2007)

2007 · NC-17 · 157 min · Drama, War, Crime, Romance, Thriller · Taiwan, People's Republic of China, United States

Original title: 色，戒

## Synopsis

Lust, Caution is a 2007 erotic spy film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. The story is set during World War II, when a group of Chinese students plot to assassinate a high-ranking official in the puppet government of Japanese-occupied Shanghai by luring him into a honey trap.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Wang Hui-ling](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-hui-ling), [Ang Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ang-lee), [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus)
- **Director:** [Ang Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ang-lee)
- **Producer:** [James Schamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-schamus), [William Kong](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodrigo Prieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-prieto)
- **Editor:** [Tim Squyres](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-squyres)

## Cast

- [Anupam Kher](https://cinepixo.com/people/anupam-kher)
- [Joan Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chen)
- [Tony Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung)
- [Tang Wei](https://cinepixo.com/people/tang-wei)
- [Kao Ying-Hsuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kao-ying-hsuan)
- [Hayato Fujiki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayato-fujiki)
- [Lawrence Ko](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-ko)
- [Lisa Lu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-lu)
- [Zhu Zhi-Ying](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhu-zhi-ying)
- [He Saifei](https://cinepixo.com/people/he-saifei)
- [Wang Hui-ling](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-hui-ling)
- [Noriko Koyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/noriko-koyama)
- [Tuo Tsung-hua](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuo-tsung-hua)
- [Wang Leehom](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-leehom)
- [Chin Kar-lok](https://cinepixo.com/people/chin-kar-lok)

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Official site: http://www.focusfeatures.com/lust__caution/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/lust-caution-2007
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