- Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 1989-09-04 (Venice Film Festival), 1989-10-21 (Taiwan), 1989-12-21 (Hong Kong)
- Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Writers: Chu Tien-wen , Wu Nien-Jen , Chu Tien-Wen , Nien-Jen Wu
- Language: Mandarin | Min Nan | Japanese | Cantonese | Shanghainese
- Stars: Tony Chiu Wai Leung , Shufen Xin , Chan Chung-Yung , Jack Kao , Tai Bo , Chan Chung-Yung , Zhang Dachun , Mei Fang , Wou Yi Fang , Ho Ai-Yun
- Runtime: 157 min
- Awards: 8 wins & 6 nominations
- AKA: A City of Sadness , A Cidade da Dor (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Город скорби , A City of Sadness (India) , Bei cing cheng shih (Taiwan) , Η πόλη της θλίψης (Greece) , Hijô jôshi (Japan) , A Cidade do Desencanto (Brazil) , A szomorúság városa (Hungary) , Bei qing cheng shi , 悲情城市 (Taiwan) , Ciudad doliente (Spain) , A City of Sadness (United Kingdom) , Eine Stadt der Traurigkeit , La cité des douleurs (France, French Republic) , Liūdesio miestas (Lithuania) , 悲情城市 (Japan) , Die Stadt der Traurigkeit , Miasto smutku (Poland) , Città dolente (Italy) , A City of Sadness (Hong Kong) , A City of Sadness (Canada) , Bi Tình Thành Thị (Vietnam) , A City of Sadness (United States of America) , Sorgens stad (Sweden)A Cidade da Dor, A Cidade do Desencanto, A szomorúság városa, Bei cing cheng shih, Bei qing cheng shi, Città dolente, Ciudad doliente, Die Stadt der Traurigkeit, Hijô jôshi, I poli tis thlipsis, La cité des douleurs, Miasto smutku, Sorgens stad, 悲情城市, 悲情城市 (China)
- Plot:
Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung, the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred by his experiences in the war, ends up in an insane asylum. Deaf-mute photographer Wen-ching, the youngest brother, decides to make a stand and fight the Kuomintang government from China that is assuming power.
- IMDB:tt0096908
A City of Sadness Cast · · · ALL
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Tony Chiu Wai Leung
Wen-Ching
Chan Chung-Yung
Wen-Heung
Jack Kao
Wen Leung
Tai Bo
Ah Jia
Li Tian-Lu
Ah Lu
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Meidai
Nien-Jen Wu
Mr. Wu
Tsai Chen-Nan
Singer
Chin Shih-Chieh
Mr. Huang
Ho Ai-Yun
Concubine
Mei Fang
Wu's Mother