Temptress Moon

May 9, 1996

2h 10m

★ 6.6

What the heart hides, the moon reveals.

Overview

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Shanghai Film Studios

Tomsen Films

Temptress Moon Trailers

Cast

Yu Zhongliang

Leslie Cheung

Pang Ruyi

Gong Li

Pang Duanwu

Kevin Lin

Yu Xiuyi

He Saifei

Li Niangjiu

Chang Shih

Pang An

Liankun Lin

Elder Qi

Ko Hsiang-Ting

The Woman of Zephyr Lane

Jie Zhou

Pang Zhengda

Zhou Yemang

Young Yu Zhongliang

Lei Ren

Young Pang Ruyi

Ying Wang

Young Pang Duanwu

Lin Ge

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