Shanghai Story (紅色戀人) 25 years old

The film tells of Dr. Robert Payne's adventures in Shanghai 50 years ago. Payne falls in love with beautiful Qiuqiu, the consort of revolutionary hero Jin, who is a communist leader in the Shanghai underground However, he suffers from seizures caused by old head wounds and becomes Payne's patient. Hao Ming is the brutal chief of the Guomintang secret police. In his hunt for Jin, he discovers that Qiuqiu is his long lost daughter. At a lavish father-daughter reunion, Qiuqiu gets her revenge and shots Hao Ming. She's been arrested and admits her guilt. When Jin realizes how much Qiuqiu loves him, he offers to give himself up in exchange for commuting Qiuqiu's death sentence...

Credits

Shanghai Story Cast

Name Character
Leslie Cheung He was 43, 46 years old when he died
Mei Ting She was 24, now 49 years old
Todd Babcock He was 30, now 55 years old

Shanghai Story Crew

Name Department
Daying Ye as Director. Directing
Shanghai Story poster
Shanghai Story (25 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 18, 1999
  • Runtime: 98 minutes