Temptress Moon (1996)

What the heart hides, the moon reveals.

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

Stars: Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei, Chang Shih

Release Date: 1996-05-09

Country: China, Hong Kong

Ratings: 6.6 / 10 (35 votes)

Runtime: 130 mins