A City of Sadness(1989)
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
Movie: A City of Sadness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wen-Ching
Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
Wen-Heung
Wen Leung
Ah Jia
Ah Lu
Meidai
Mr. Wu
Singer
Mr. Huang
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