Lust, Caution (2007)
Se, jie (original title)Reference View | Change View
- NC-17
- 2h 37min
- Drama, History
- 26 Oct 2007 (USA)
- Movie
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 28 wins & 54 nominations.
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Cast
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | ... |
Mr. Yee
(as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
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| Tang Wei | ... |
Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak
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| Joan Chen | ... |
Mrs. Yee
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| Leehom Wang | ... |
Kuang Yu Min
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| Chung-Hua Tou | ... |
Old Wu
(as Tsung-Hua Tuo)
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| Zhi-Ying Zhu | ... |
Lai Shu Jin
(as Chih-ying Chu)
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| Ying-Hsuan Kao | ... |
Huang Lei
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| Lawrence Ko | ... |
Liang Jun Sheng
(as Ko Yu-Luen)
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| Johnson Yuen | ... |
Auyang Ling Wen / Mr. Mak
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| Kar Lok Chin | ... |
Tsao
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| Yan Su | ... |
Mrs. Ma
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| Saifei He | ... |
Mrs. Hsiao
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Ruhui Song | ... |
Wang's Aunt
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Hui-Ling Wang | ... |
Mrs. Liao
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| Jie Liu | ... |
Mrs. Leung
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| Anupam Kher | ... |
Khalid Saiduddin
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Akiko Takeshita | ... |
Japanese Tavern Boss Lady
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Hayato Fujiki | ... |
Japanese Colonel Sato
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Seto Masumi | ... |
Geisha in Japanese Tavern
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Noriko Kohyama | ... |
Musician in Japanese Tavern
(as Koyama Noriko)
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Yu-Lai Cheng | ... |
HKU Theater Audience (Female)
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Shi Hong | ... |
Woman at Police Line
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Deng Wei | ... |
Prostitute in Brothel
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| Lisa Lu | ... |
Mahjong partner of Aunt
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Li Dou | ... |
Old Man at Bookstore
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Shayam Pathak | ... |
Jewelry Shopkeeper
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Zhang-Ping Gu | ... |
Hong Kong Tailor
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Bo-Wen Gao | ... |
Male Ping-Tan Singer
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Yu Qun | ... |
Female Ping-Tan Singer
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Yat-Tung Lau | ... |
HKU Theater Audience
(as Lau Yat Tung)
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Jacob J Ziacan | ... |
Western Student
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Yuji Kojima | ... |
Japanese Commander Taicho
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Mizogomi Yoko | ... |
Japanese Teacher
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Minamikata Fumika | ... |
Japanese Tavern Waitress
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Anys Fatnassi | ... |
New Kiessling Cafe Waiter
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Ya Jun Tang | ... |
Tricycle Cab Waiter
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| Lin Wang | ... |
Mrs. Liao
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Directed by
| Ang Lee | ||
Written by
| Eileen Chang | ... | (story) |
| James Schamus | ... | (screenplay) |
| Hui-Ling Wang | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Lloyd Chao | ... | associate producer |
| William Kong | ... | producer |
| Ang Lee | ... | producer |
| David Lee | ... | co-producer |
| Er-Dong Liu | ... | line producer |
| Zhonglun Ren | ... | executive producer |
| James Schamus | ... | executive producer |
| Darren Shaw | ... | executive producer |
| Dai Song | ... | executive producer |
| Doris Tse | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Alexandre Desplat | ||
Cinematography by
| Rodrigo Prieto | ||
Editing by
| Tim Squyres | ||
Editorial Department
| Kenny Becker | ... | color timer |
| Stephen Byrne | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| George Chavez | ... | color timer |
| Roland Eisinger | ... | digital intermediate scanning & recording operator |
| Lee Engelmann | ... | color timer |
| Tom Engelmann | ... | color timer (as Tom Englemann) |
| Chris Hinton | ... | color timer |
| Gary Levy | ... | first assistant editor |
| Yvan Lucas | ... | colorist |
| Tom Mayclim | ... | negative cutter |
| Christian Prejza | ... | digital intermediate producer (as Chris Prejza) |
| Tom Reiser | ... | colorist assist: Efilm |
| Lisa Tutunjian | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Caleb Wisdorf | ... | post-production coordinator |
| James Yazbeck | ... | telecine assistant |
| Brian George | ... | colorist: Efilm (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Rosanna Ng | ||
Production Design by
| Sai-Wan Lau | ||
| Lai Pan | ||
Art Direction by
| Kwok-Wing Chong | ... | (as Joel Chong) |
| Jeffrey Kong | ... | (assistant art director, malaysia only) |
| Che Kiu Lam | ... | (as Eric Lam) |
| Sai-Wan Lau | ||
| Bill Lui | ||
| Alex Mok | ||
| Synderela Peng | ... | (as Synderella Peng) |
Costume Design by
| Lai Pan | ||
Makeup Department
| Suyuan Chen | ... | makeup department head |
Production Management
| Gerry Robert Byrne | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Yuk Wah Cheung | ... | unit manager (as Cheung Yuk Wha) |
| Eric Fong | ... | production manager |
| Chiu Wah Lee | ... | production manager (as Lee Chiu Wah) |
| Chi-On Leung | ... | assistant production manager (as Leung Chi On) |
| Wai-On Leung | ... | production manager |
| Yindy Leung | ... | assistant production manager |
| Yen San Michelle Lo | ... | production manager (as Michelle Lo) |
| Mei-Fun Mok | ... | assistant production manager (as Mok Mei Fun) |
| Shun-Choi Ngai | ... | assistant production manager (as Ngai Shun Choi) |
| Wai Luen Pang | ... | production manager (as Pang Wai Luen) |
| Bin Shen | ... | set manager |
| Ching-Ngan Tam | ... | assistant production manager (as Connie Tam) |
| Chi-Wah Tse | ... | unit manager (as Tse Chi Wah) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tze-Hung Lam | ... | second assistant director |
| Charlotte Lim | ... | second assistant director: Malaysia (as Charlotte Lim Lay Kuen) |
| David Low | ... | second assistant director: Malaysia |
| Rosanna Ng | ... | first assistant director |
| Jie Wu | ... | third assistant director: Shanghai |
| Jinzhan Zhang | ... | additional assistant director: crowd, Shanghai |
Art Department
| Wai-Tong Bo | ... | prop assistant |
| Chun-Ting Chan | ... | prop assistant (as Chan Chun Ting) |
| Koon Kiu Cheung | ... | prop assistant (as Cheung Koon Kiu) |
| Wai Yin Ching | ... | prop master (as Ching Wai Yin) |
| Olivia Chong | ... | assistant art director |
| Men Chow | ... | prop assistant (as Chow Men) |
| Tak-Keung Chu | ... | prop assistant (as Chu Tak Keung) |
| Cinnie Fung | ... | assistant art director |
| Pak Shing Lai | ... | prop master (as Lai Pak Shing) |
| Kin-Wai Lee | ... | assistant art director |
| Ying Wah Leung | ... | prop assistant (as Leung Ying Wah) |
| Fion Li | ... | assistant art director |
| Di Liu | ... | assistant art director |
| Michael Wong | ... | construction manager |
| Sai-Kit Wong | ... | prop master (as Wong Sai Kit) |
Sound Department
| Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist (as Leslie Bloom) |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist |
| Chris Fielder | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Mark Filip | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eugene Gearty | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Frank Kern | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Drew Kunin | ... | sound mixer |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley mixer |
| Jane McCulley | ... | adr editor |
| Katherine Gordon Miller | ... | assistant sound effects editor (as Katherine Miller) |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana) |
| Jessica Parks | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Reuben Simon | ... | foley editor / sound editor |
| Wyatt Sprague | ... | sound effects editor |
| Reilly Steele | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Philip Stockton | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Betty P. Teng | ... | associate adr editor (as Betty Teng) |
| Roland Vajs | ... | assistant adr editor |
| Steven Visscher | ... | foley editor |
| William Chu | ... | sound intern (uncredited) |
| Alex Thong | ... | sound assistant: Malaysia (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Shui Tim Chi | ... | special effects (as Chi Shui Tim) |
Visual Effects by
| Mandy Au | ... | lighter: Mr X |
| Sandeep Bachhe | ... | head of compositing / lead compositor |
| Sarah Barber | ... | visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc. |
| Aaron Barclay | ... | compositing lead |
| Michael Becki | ... | digital compositor (as Mike Becki) |
| Barb Benoit | ... | digital compositor |
| Dennis Berardi | ... | visual effects executive producer: Mr X |
| Kristy Blackwell | ... | digital compositor |
| Jeff Briant | ... | visual effects production assistant: Mr X Inc. |
| Dan Carnegie | ... | visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc. |
| Hubert Chan | ... | visual effects artist: animation and tracking, Mr X |
| Jason Chan | ... | digital compositor: Mr X |
| Vasistha Chawda | ... | visual effects artist |
| Cyril Frederick Chu | ... | digital modeling and texturing artist: Mr X (as Fred Chu) |
| Ovidiu Cinazan | ... | digital compositor |
| Patrick Clancey | ... | digital opticals |
| Rob Del Ciancio | ... | digital compositor |
| Jeremy Dineen | ... | visual effects animator |
| Anand Dorairaj | ... | digital compositor |
| Mai-Ling Dydo | ... | digital modeling and texturing artist: Mr X (as Mai-Ling Lee) |
| Jason Edwardh | ... | tracking lead |
| David Fix | ... | senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc |
| Zachary J. Gans | ... | visual effects production assistant: Mr. X Inc. |
| Matt Glover | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Omar Gudjonsson | ... | digital compositor |
| Annu Gulati | ... | digital compositor |
| Timo Huber | ... | digital compositor |
| Dushyant Kashyap | ... | digital effects artist |
| Miklos Kozary | ... | digital compositor: Mr X. Inc. |
| Kenny Lam | ... | digital compositor (as Ken Lam) |
| Phillip Lang | ... | digital compositor: Mr X (as Phillip Lange) |
| Shun Sing Edward Lee | ... | senior digital compositor: Mr X (as Edward Lee) |
| Deepa Makhija | ... | digital compositor |
| Aisha Malik | ... | visual effects production assistant: Mr X |
| Elliot Mallon | ... | modeller |
| Anshul Mathuria | ... | digital compositor |
| Jim Maxwell | ... | matte painter: Mr. X Inc |
| Sarah McMurdo | ... | visual effects producer |
| Bhavik Mehta | ... | digital compositor |
| Sean Mills | ... | digital modeling and texturing artist: Mr X |
| Daniel Mizuguchi | ... | animation supervisor: Mr X |
| Jaideep Mohan | ... | digital compositor |
| Ian Morehead | ... | digital compositor |
| Mike Mulock | ... | visual effects artist: animation and tracking, Mr X (as Michael Mulock) |
| Jesh Krishna Murthy | ... | visual effects (as Jesh Murthy) |
| Sunny Nair | ... | matte painter |
| Kevin Quatman | ... | compositing lead: Mr. X Inc |
| Matt Ralph | ... | digital effects artist: animation and tracking, Mr X |
| Dominic Remane | ... | lighting lead |
| Chris Ross | ... | digital effects scanning |
| Vishal Rustgi | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ankur Sachdev | ... | digital compositor |
| Matt Schofield | ... | matte painter: Mr. X Inc |
| Ruchira Sharma | ... | digital compositor |
| Carolyn Shelby | ... | compositing assistant: Mr X / digital effects artist |
| Ben Simons | ... | senior technical supervisor |
| Danita Slaughter | ... | digital opticals editor |
| Gavin Soares | ... | visual effects artist: animation and tracking, Mr X |
| Tamara Stone | ... | digital compositor: Mr X |
| Jim Su | ... | visual effects artist: animation and tracking, Mr X |
| Brendan Taylor | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc. |
| David Thompson | ... | digital compositor |
| John-John Traoré | ... | digital compositor: Mr X (as Jean Philip Traore) / flame artist (as Jean-Philippe Traoré) |
| Michael Turoff | ... | visual effects |
| Lisa Tutunjian | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Armando Velazquez | ... | digital compositor: Mr X (as Armando Velasquez) |
| Aaron Weintraub | ... | digital compositor: Mr X |
| Brianne Wells | ... | preliminary visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc |
| Fiona Campbell Westgate | ... | senior visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc |
| Kyle Yoneda | ... | effects animator |
| Wojciech Zielinski | ... | cg supervisor: Mr.X Inc |
| Thomas Mathai | ... | data manager (uncredited) |
| Mitch Paulson | ... | digital colorist assist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Kar Lok Chin | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Edmond Chan | ... | first assistant camera |
| Perry Ho | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Jai Ip | ... | steadicam operator |
| Louis Jong | ... | key grip |
| Kenny Lam | ... | first assistant camera |
| Man-Ching Ng | ... | gaffer |
| Kubbie Tsoi | ... | assistant camera |
Casting Department
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr voice casting |
| Hsiu-Luan Lee | ... | additional casting: Taiwan (as Lee Hsiu Luan) |
| Khan Lee | ... | additional casting: Taiwan |
| Ronnie Shum | ... | casting coordinator |
| Angelika Wang | ... | additional casting: Taiwan |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Connie Au-Yeung | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Connie Au Yeung) |
| Fung-San Lui | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Ha-Fong Luk | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Luk Ha Fung) |
| Miriam | ... | assistant wardrobes |
| Po Yee Wong | ... | assistant wardrobes (as Boey Wong) |
Location Management
| Aw Bert | ... | location manager |
| Junjie Zhao | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Odile Abrel | ... | harp |
| Paul Altomari | ... | soundtrack coordinator |
| Emmanuel André | ... | violin |
| Jean-Philippe Audin | ... | cello |
| Jean-Pascal Beintus | ... | additional orchestrator |
| David Bergeaud | ... | composer: additional music |
| Christine Bergren | ... | music consultant / music legal and clearance |
| Benjamin Berlioz | ... | double bass |
| Lise Berthaud | ... | viola |
| Igor Boranian | ... | double bass |
| David Braccini | ... | violin |
| Christopher Briquet | ... | orchestra contractor (as Christophe Briquet) |
| Virginie Buscail | ... | violin |
| Benjamin Caillaud | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Michael Colier | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Cecile Coutelier | ... | music assistant engineer |
| Gisele David | ... | music preparation |
| Françoise de Maubus | ... | harp |
| Françoise Demaubus | ... | harp |
| Alexandre Desplat | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Andrew Dudman | ... | score mixer / score recording engineer |
| Xavier Forcioli | ... | composer assistant |
| Renaud Guieu | ... | cello |
| Thierry Koehl | ... | violin |
| Stanislas Kuchinski | ... | double bass |
| Nathalie Lamoureux | ... | violin |
| Dominique Lemonnier | ... | concert master |
| Dan Lieberstein | ... | music consultant |
| Frédéric Lubiatto | ... | cello |
| Jean-Charles Monciero | ... | viola |
| Jin Hi Paik | ... | violin |
| Elisabeth Pallas | ... | violin |
| Raphaël Perraud | ... | cello (as Raphael Perraud) |
| Julia Petitjean | ... | double bass |
| Jen Pray | ... | music clearance |
| Claude Romano | ... | music preparation |
| Miwa Rosso | ... | musician: Cello |
| James Schamus | ... | lyricist |
| Antoine Sobezak | ... | double bass |
| Vincent Ségal | ... | electric cello (as Vincent Segal) |
| Agnès Toussaint | ... | viola |
| Traffic Quintet | ... | string orchestra (as Traffic String Quintet) |
| Anne-Elsa Trémoulet | ... | violin (as Anne Trémoulet) |
| Nathalie Vandebeulque | ... | viola |
| Estelle Vilotte | ... | viola |
Script and Continuity Department
| 'Rebecca' Qin Jiang | ... | script supervisor |
| Sherrie Liu | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Cheung Cheuk | ... | assistant to assistant directors / production assistant |
| Tsz Cheung Cheung | ... | making-of |
| Roy Hin Yeung Chow | ... | assistant: director / researcher |
| Hung Chang Chu | ... | actor trainer (as Chu Hung Chang) |
| Ka-Yan Chu | ... | stand-in: Tang Wei |
| Chris Cliadakis | ... | archival research |
| Yan Dong | ... | stand-in: Tang Wei |
| Kuang-Yao Fan | ... | dialogue coach (as Fan Kwong Yao) |
| Joyce Hsieh | ... | supervising production accountant |
| Ben Hung | ... | stand-in: Tony Leung |
| Wing Tai Lau | ... | production assistant |
| Chi-Kin Lee | ... | stand-in: Tony Leung |
| Chung Ming Lee | ... | production assistant |
| Jessie Lee | ... | instructor: mahjung |
| Pei-An Lo | ... | actor trainer (as Lo Pei On) |
| Ming-Ming Lu | ... | stand-in: Tony Leung |
| Kool Marder | ... | head of production: Cinefinance Completion Bond Company |
| Ng Mei-Mei | ... | line producer |
| Heidi Ng | ... | production assistant |
| Synderela Peng | ... | title designer (as Synderella Peng) |
| Ronnie Shum | ... | production assistant |
| Chi-Long To | ... | researcher |
| Matthew J. Vince | ... | post production facility operations |
| Walter Wat | ... | dance instructor |
| Derek Wong | ... | stand-in: Wang Leehom |
| Winky Wu | ... | accountant |
| Max Le Le Yang | ... | production intern |
| Nan Ye | ... | stand-in: Tony Leung |
| Bao-Hua Zhang | ... | stand-in: Wang Leehom |
| Cindy Zhou | ... | stand-in: Tang Wei |
Thanks
| Rebecca Pan | ... | special thanks: artistic contribution |
| Gustavo Santaolalla | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Haishang Films
- Focus Features (in association with)
- River Road Entertainment (in association with)
- Sil-Metropole Organisation (in association with)
- Shanghai Film Group (in association with)
Distributors
- Buena Vista International (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Focus Features (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- GEM Entertainment (2019) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- TOBIS Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
- UGC PH (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Wise Policy (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czechia)
- D Productions (2007) (Turkey)
- Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2008) (Croatia)
- Europa Filmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Great Movies Distribution (2020) (Brazil) (video)
- Kino Lorber (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Mars Entertainment (2007) (South Korea)
- NTR (2011) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Paradise Group (2007) (Russia)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Mr. X (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- C5 (post-production sound facility)
- Cine-Byte Imaging (film scanning)
- Cinelease (special thanks)
- Cinerent (equipment)
- Cinerent (special thanks)
- Decca Records (soundtrack)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Donna Daniels Public Relations (publicity)
- Exact Cut (negative cutting)
- Pivotal Post (editing equipment)
- Post Factory NY (editing facility)
- Post Factory NY (post-production facilities)
- Shaw Studios (special thanks)
- Sound One Corporation (post-production sound mixing)
- Studio Davout (music recording and mixing)
- Tai Fung (Tsu's) Co. Ltd. (film)
- yU+Co. (main and end titles design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Frustrated in his attempts to assassinate Yee, who is an important official in Japanese-ruled Shanghai, Old Wu, who has lost his wife and two sons as well as two women who had attempted to seduce Yee, now recruits Kuang, Mai Tai Tai, and their troupe of drama students from Hong Kong University in yet another attempt to do away with Yee. Mai Tai Tai is chosen to befriend Yee, which she does by posing as the wife of Mak, befriending Yee's wife and her female friends, and then eventually befriending Yee himself. Even though both get together, they do end up going separate ways, only to meet again four years later. This time Mai is all set to entrap Yee at Chandni Chowk Jewellers which is owned by an East Indian man named Khalid Saiduddin. The question does remain: Will she and her troupe succeed? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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| Taglines | The Trap is Set. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Taiwan | TWD20,238,699, 30 Sep 2007 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $67,091,915 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Ang Lee made Tony Leung Chiu-wai study the performances of Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris (1972), Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950) and Richard Burton in Equus (1977), to give him a sense of wounded masculinity, which Lee felt was right for the character of Mr. Yee. See more » |
| Goofs | In the café scene where Mak Tai Tai is calling her comrades the ringer heard through the phone both times is a modern ringer, which wasn't used until the 1970s/early 1980s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Kingdom/Trade/The Game Plan/Feast of Love/The Darjeeling Limited/Lust, Caution (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Klavierstücke Op. 118 No. 2 Intermezzo See more » |
| Quotes |
Wong Chia Chi:
I'm afraid I have no gift for you. Mr. Yee: Your presence itself is a gift. See more » |