Temptress Moon 1996

What the heart hides, the moon reveals.

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Drama Romance

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.

Release Date 1996-05-09
Runtime 2h 10m
Directors Chen Kaige, Christopher Doyle
Producers Cunlin Tong, Sunday Sun, Hsu Feng
Writers Shu Kei, Chen Kaige, Anyi Wang