Shang Hai zhi yen

1984 [CN]

Comedy / Romance

6
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64%
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1290 1.3K

shanghai, china screwball comedy 1940s

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Plot summary

In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it, they end up living in the same building, unbeknownst to each other.

Director

Hark Tsui Photo
Hark Tsui

Top cast

Sally Yeh Photo
Sally Yeh as Stool
Ken Boyle Photo
Ken Boyle as Rude Caucasian
Sylvia Chang Photo
Sylvia Chang as Shu-Shu
Kenny Bee Photo
Kenny Bee as Tung Kwok-Man
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
940.79 MB
1280*720
Chinese 2.0
6
Subtitles us  de  es  pt  tr  
24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 1
1.71 GB
1920*1080
Chinese 2.0
6
Subtitles us  de  es  pt  tr  
24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Leprechaun K 6 / 10

A fun romantic comedy. One of the Tsui

A fun romantic comedy. One of the Tsui Hark's better works in the early days. Chang's performance carries the movie. Disappointed with the new dub that replaced the original Cantonese audio, which is a disservice to the fans of the original classic and to his hometown HK.
Reviewed by Judy B 3 / 10

Attempts at humor all come off as dumb

Attempts at humor all come off as dumb, silly, unsuccessful slapstick that makes this drag & not justify the ticket cost or time invested to see it.
Reviewed by DanTheMan 2 9 / 10

Tsui Hark's love letter to the classic screwball

Tsui Hark's love letter to the classic screwball comedy and giddy genre mash-ups of Classical Hollywood, it's impossible not to be carried along by Shanghai Blues' delirious rush of silliness and delightfully vibrant mix of slapstick, sweetness, and song. Pure magic from beginning to end. As always with this tireless filmmaker, the pace never lets up, and the screen is constantly awhirl with colourful movement. Thanks to the persistent abuse of the starburst filter and soft focus at every opportunity, the cartoonish slapstick is balanced with carefully crafted set pieces and a sincere wistfulness beneath a youthful touch of punkish anarchism. The screenplay shamelessly deploys fate to manipulate events into a pleasing narrative, while the actors deliver their lines in a manner reminiscent of American pre-code cinema. The trio of likeable leads does a marvellous job guiding us through the insanity, heightened to the point of satire, that ensues throughout Shanghai Blues. Meticulously crafted and saturated in vivid colour, this is a world where even the most lofty dreams can come true.
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