Does Shanghai Blues end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shanghai Blues easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shanghai Blues scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shanghai Blues violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shanghai Blues sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shanghai Blues

Name: Shanghai Blues
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1984
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh Chian-Wen, Tin Ching, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Directed by Tsui Hark

Produced by Film Workshop

1984103 min7.0 / 10

A charming screwball romantic comedy built on mistaken identity and serendipitous reunion, suffused with warmth and playful energy.

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. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue roommate for his love interest and wacky love triangle hijinks ensue.

Clusters

Fun Lighthearted Comedies Feel-Good Second-Chance Romance Lighthearted Musical Comedies Comedy And Satire Asian City Movies

Genres

Comedy Romance

Keywords

Shanghai, China Screwball Comedy 1940s

Questions people ask

Does Shanghai Blues end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Shanghai Blues easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Shanghai Blues scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Shanghai Blues violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Shanghai Blues sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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