Shanghai Blues

Shanghai Blues

1984 · 103 min · CN · 7.1 (18 votes)
Dir. Tsui Hark · Starring Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yip Sin-Man, Tin Ching, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun, Shing Fui-On · Music James Wong Jim
ComedyRomance

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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A charming, wistful romance set against the backdrop of wartime Shanghai. It feels like a classic Hollywood screwball comedy, full of mistaken identities and fated encounters, with a nostalgic glow.

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