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A City of Sadness
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A City of Sadness is a 1989 film from Taiwan directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.The setting is 1945-1949, in Taiwan immediately after the war. With the Japanese surrender Japan gave up Taiwan, which they held as a colony for fifty years, and the island reverted back to control of mainland China and its ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT). Surprisingly, liberation and reintegration with mainland China actually makes things worse for the Taiwanese. A deeply corrupt, kleptocratic KMT administration begins exploiting Taiwan even more than the Japanese did. As conditions worsen, opposition builds.The story centers around the Lin family, natives to Taiwan. One brother, a doctor, was drafted into the Japanese army and is MIA from the Philippines. The three surviving brothers are: Wen-heung (Chen Sung Young), the oldest brother. Owns a restaurant, but is also a low-level gangster involved in smuggling goods to and from mainland China. Wen-leung (Jack Kao), the third brother. Fought for the Japanese in the Philippines, suffering from a severe case of PTSD. After coming back to Taiwan, he gets involved with some Shanghai gangsters. Wen-ching (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), the youngest brother. Works as a photographer. Deaf and dumb, due to a childhood accident.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The brothers and their extended family are buffeted by fate, as the KMT extends its iron grip on Taiwan, and the Taiwanese resist.Star-Making Role for Tony Leung. Supposedly the character of Wen-ching was made a deaf-mute because Leung, who is from Hong Kong and speaks Cantonese, couldn't speak Mandarin or Taiwanese well enough. | |
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Battle Discretion Shot: The infamous "February 28 incident", a 1947 massacre in which at least 18,000 Taiwanese were massacred by the KMT authorities, is not shown. Characters talk about it afterwards and KMT governor Chen Yi makes ominous statements on the radio. | |
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As You Know: Grandpa Lin asks Wen-heung "Did you tell your brother you were coming?", and Wen-heung answers "I wrote to Wen-ching," thus explaining to the audience the names and relationships of two of the three brothers. | |
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