Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao = Shanghai triad / Alpha-Films, UGC Images, and La Sept Cinema ; producers, Wu Yigong ; screenplay by Bi Feiyu ; produced by Jean-Louis Piel ; directed by Zhang Yimou.
A young boy fresh from the countryside is assigned to serve the girlfriend of an organized crime boss. A bloody assault forces the wounded boss and his assistants to a remote island, where they re-group and plan their strategy of revenge. Meanwhile, his girlfriend befriends the boy and two naive nei...
| Uniform Title: | SONY Pictures classics.
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| Language: | Chinese English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In Mandarin Chinese with yellow English subtitles. |
| Published: |
Culver City, Calif. :
Columbia TriStar Home Video,
[1996], ©1996.
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| Series: | SONY Pictures classics.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Variant Title: |
Shanghai triad. [Parallel title] |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A young boy fresh from the countryside is assigned to serve the girlfriend of an organized crime boss. A bloody assault forces the wounded boss and his assistants to a remote island, where they re-group and plan their strategy of revenge. Meanwhile, his girlfriend befriends the boy and two naive neighbors with tragic results. |
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| Note: | "Freely adapted from the novel Gang Law by Li Xiao." Originally issued as a motion picture in 1995. Extended play (CLV). NTSC, widescreen, digitally mastered, Dolby surround, CX noise reduction, stereo. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.C47 Y36 1996 Video (12 inch) disc |
| Audience: |
Rated R. |
| ISBN: | 0800193253 : |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Lu Yue ; editor, Du Yuan ; music, Zhang Guangtian. |
| Cast: |
Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian, Sun Chun, Wang Xiaoxiao. |