Old and new China clash when westernized Zhongliang (Leslie Cheung), a Shanghai gigolo who seduces and blackmails wealthy women, returns to the traditional rural plantation where he once briefly lived with his older sister Xiuyi (He Saifei). For the first
time in family history, the Pang family holdings are being administered by a woman, beautiful opium addict Ruyi (Gong Li), with the face-saving assistance of country cousin Duanwu (Kevin Lin), who secretly loves her. The dark story behind this sad state of affairs: rightful male heir Zhengda (Zhou Yemang) is brain-damaged, the legacy of a mysterious incident years earlier -- the same incident that sent Zhongliang f...
Released:
1996
Rated:
R
Length:
116 mins