Rouge(1987)
They loved across two generations and two different worlds.
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.
Movie: Rouge
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fleur
Chan Chen-Pang
Yuen
Chor
Shu-Hsien
Chen-Pang's Mother
Chen-Pang's Father
Ho Hsi
Movie Director
Actress Portraying Ghost
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Video: Rouge (Modern Trailer)
Rouge (Modern Trailer)
Rouge 胭脂扣 Yin ji kau (1988) Trailer
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