Hai shang hua (1998) a.k.a. Flowers Of Shanghai
Ripper........:Ffarg Length.......:114 Min 57 Sec
Source........:DVD Aspect Ratio.:1.85:1
Size (bytes)..:XviD Resolution...:576x304
Disks.........:734,414,848
Rars..........:49 x 15MB Video Bitrate:@706 kb/s AVG
Release Date..:04/03/2003 Audio Bitrate:MP3 VBR @129
Theater Date..:05/01/1998 Framerate....:23.976
DVD Release...:08/14/2001
IMDB Rating..: 7.3/10 (221 votes)
Genre........: Adventure
IMDB Link: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0156587
Plot: Shanghai, the 1880s, four elegant brothels (flower
houses): each has an auntie (the madam), a courtesan
in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in
training. The men gather around tables of food, playing
drinking games. An opium pipe is at hand. The women live
within dark-paneled walls. The atmosphere is stifling, as
if Chekov was in China. The melancholy Wang is Crimson's
patron; will he leave her for the younger Jasmin? Emerald
schemes to buy her freedom, aided by Luo, a patron. Pearl,
an aging flower, schools the willful Jade, who thinks she
has a marriage agreement with young master Zhu. Is she
dreaming? Women fade, or connive, or despair.
Cast: Shuan Fang .... Jade
Michiko Hada .... Crimson
Annie Shizuka Inoh .... Golden Flower
Jack Kao .... Luo
Carina Lau .... Pearl
Tony Leung Chiu Wai .... Wang
Rebecca Pan .... Huang
Michelle Reis .... Emerald
Vicky Wei .... Jasmin
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Well, all the folks who speak Mandarin will love this release,
those of us who can read this nfo file will enjoy the English
Subs. Either way, enjoy this fine release from VH-PROD.