Flowers of Shanghai (海上花, pinyin: hāi shàng huā) is a 1998 film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien starring Fang Shuan, Hada Michiko, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Jack Kao, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Rebecca Pan, Michelle Reis and Zhao Wei. Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Chinese: 侯孝賢; pinyin: ) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwans New Wave cinema movement. ... Hada Michiko (jp: 羽田美智子; born 24 September 1968 in Mitsukaido, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ... Carina Lau Kar-ling (劉嘉玲 born December 8, 1964) is a Chinese actress. ... Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: ) (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. ... Rebecca Pan Di-hua (潘迪華, 潘迪华; also Poon Dik-wah, Pan Wan Ching) is a Chinese actress and singer. ... Michelle Monique Reis (李嘉欣, pinyin: Lǐ Jiāxīn) (born June 20, 1970) is a Hong Kong actress. ...

External link

• Flowers of Shanghai at the Internet Movie Database