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 (æ¼é³, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hà nyÇ PÄ«nyÄ«n (æ±è¯æ¼é³, 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åè³¢; pinyin: ) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwans New Wave cinema movement. ... Hada Michiko (jp: ç¾½ç°ç¾æºå; 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: æ¢æå; 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. ...