Flowers Of Shanghai 4K Digitally Restored Ver.

[Machine Translation] Late 19th century. A brothel in Shanghai. Both men and women sought the truth in love. Master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien's masterpiece, now available on Blu-ray for the first time in a 4K digitally restored version! In this masterpiece, the orange lighting brings out the glittering costumes, props, and opium smoke, while master cinematographer Li Pingbin's fluid camerawork captures the play between the prostitutes and the men, inducing the audience into a state of intoxication and ecstasy. The film features a splendid cast of leading Asian actors, led by the famous Tony Leung. --Set in the high-class brothels of Shanghai at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the film depicts the glamorous world of the lustrous and brilliant prostitutes and the men who frequent the brothels. Wang, a bureaucrat from Guangdong Province, leaves Xiaohong, whom he has known for several years, in favor of another woman. Meanwhile, the mild-mannered and kind-hearted Shuangzhu watches over the young prostitutes from a certain distance. And the strong-willed Yufeng, frustrated with the Okiya proprietress, plans to set up her own business with the financial support of a familiar customer, Luo.... The film depicts three beautiful women and the men who are attracted to them, sometimes betrayed by them, and played with by them.

19世紀末。上海の遊郭。男も女も愛は真実を求めた。監督生活40年を超えた、巨匠ホウ・シャオシェンの代表作が4Kデジタル修復版で初Blu-ray化! 遊郭の室内シーンのみで全編構成される本作は、橙色の照明がきらびやかな衣装や小道具の数々、たゆたうアヘンの煙を浮き上がらせる中、繰り広げられる遊女と男たちの戯れを、名撮影監督の李屏賓が流麗なカメラワークで捉え、観客を陶酔と恍惚へと誘う傑作。名優トニー・レオンを筆頭に、アジアを代表する豪華キャストが集結! ――清朝末期の上海の高級遊郭を舞台に、艶やかな輝きを放つ遊女たちと、遊郭に出入りする男たちとの絢爛豪華な世界を映し出していく。広東省出身の官僚・王は、数年来の馴染みである小紅を捨て、別の女性を選ぶが・・・。一方、温厚で心優しい・双珠は、若い遊女たちを一定の距離を保って見守っている。そして、気の強い・翆鳳は、置屋の女将に不満を募らせ、馴染み客の羅の資金援助を受けて独立を画策する・・・。三人の美しい女性たちと、彼女らに魅せられ、時に裏切られ、翻弄される男たちを描く。