Rouge (1987): Cast & Plot
Rouge is a 1987 romantic drama directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang, starring Alex Man Chi-Leung as Yuen, Emily Chu Bo-Yee and Anita Mui Yim-Fong. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Studio
- Golden Way Films Ltd.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Rouge About?
The premise of Rouge without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
They love across two generations and two worlds. In the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a modest courtesan and a rebellious heir of a wealthy family fall in love and seal their fate with a suicide pact. Fifty years later her spirit returns, seeking the man and drawing a modern couple into her quest to revive a passion that may be as fleeting as time itself.
Rouge Themes & Keywords
· 23 tags- hong kong
- color in title
- newspaper ad
- ghost
- rouge
- opium
- suicide
- newspaper
- couple
- love
- journalist
- year 1987
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- flashback
- courtesan
- year 1934
- yuen long hong kong
- tramway
- sai wan hong kong
- sheung wan hong kong
- hong kong tramways
- hong kong romance
- hong kong drama
- f rated
Rouge Cast & Characters
Alex Man Chi-Leung leads the cast as Yuen, with Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Chor and Anita Mui Yim-Fong as Fleur. Directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
- Alex Man Chi-Leung as Yuen
- Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Chor
- Anita Mui Yim-Fong as Fleur
- Leslie Cheung as Chan Chen-Pang
Also Starring in Rouge
· 10 more- Kara Wai Ying-Hung Actress Portraying Ghost
- Lau Kar-Wing Movie Director
- Wong Yu Ho Hsi
- Irene Wan Shu-Hsien
- Huang Pa-Ching Fortune Teller
- Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling Courtesan
- Patrick Tse Yin Brothel Patron
- Wai Ching Boss of Antique Shop
- Tam Sin-Hung Chen-Pang's Mother
- Chu Shui-Tong Chen-Pang's Father
More from Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
More films directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang: First Night Nerves, Everlasting Regret, The Island Tales and Hold You Tight.
Rouge Plot Summary
What happens in Rouge from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1987 Hong Kong, Alex Man Chi-Leung as Yuen and Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Chor are drawn into a doomed 1930s romance when the ghost of courtesan Anita Mui Fleur publishes an advertisement in the papers, looking for her lost lover Leslie Cheung Chan Chen-Pang. She has waited in the afterlife for 53 years and believes he has become lost.
Chan was the playboy son of a wealthy family, but longed to be an actor, meeting and falling in love with Fleur in one of Hong Kong’s teahouses. Realising their romance would never be accepted, the couple entrusted their fate to each other and chose to end their lives with an opium overdose, hoping to be together in the afterlife.
Full summary
The whole story of Rouge, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Rouge?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who portrays Fleur, the courtesan whose ghost returns to search for her lost lover?
Rouge Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Yim ji kau” and “Yin Ji Kau”.
- Also known as
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- Yim ji kau
- Yin Ji Kau
- 연지구
- Румяна
- ルージュ
- Son Môi Đỏ
- หวงรักเสน่หา
Seen Rouge?
Movies Like Rouge
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Rouge of the North, A Rosy Dream and Nomad.
Rouge FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Rouge, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Rouge?
Rouge runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Rouge released?
Rouge was released on December 5, 1987.
Who directed Rouge?
Rouge was directed by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang.
More films by Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang Who is in the cast of Rouge?
Rouge stars Alex Man Chi-Leung as Yuen, Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Chor and Anita Mui Yim-Fong as Fleur, among 14 credited actors.
Does Rouge have a post-credit scene?
No. Rouge has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Rouge in?
The original language of Rouge is Cantonese.
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