Temptress Moon

Temptress Moon is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It was jointly produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and the Taipei-based Tomson Films. The film saw Chen reuniting with Leslie Cheung and Gong Li who had previously worked with him in his breakout international hit Farewell My Concubine

Temptress Moon premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or that eventually went to Mike Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Despite its international profile, however, the film was banned by state authorities in Mainland China.

Cast

Gong Li as Pang Ruyi, the only daughter and ruler of the Pang clan.

Kevin Lin as Pang Duanwu, a distant cousin to Pang Ruyi.

Leslie Cheung as Yu Zhongliang, the brother-in-law to Ruyi.

He Caifei as Yu Xiuyi, Zhongliang's sister.

Zhou Yemang as Pang Zhengda, Ruyi's brother and husband to Yu Xiuyi;

Xie Tian as Biggie, a Triad boss who employs Zhongliang as a gigolo in his extortion schemes

Zhou Jie as Woman on Zephyr Lane, Zhongliang develops a personal attachment to this woman who the Boss wishes to blackmail.

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