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Unknown Pleasures (2002)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Jia Zhangke

Synopsis

Three disaffected youths live in Datong in 2001, part of the new "Birth Control" generation. Fed on a steady diet of popular culture, both Western and Chinese, the characters of Unknown Pleasures represent a new breed in the People's Republic of China, one detached from reality through the screen of media and the internet.

Actors

Wei Wei Zhao
Wei Wei Zhao
Bin Bin
Qiong Wu
Qiong Wu
Xiao Ji
Zhao Tao
Zhao Tao
Qiao Qiao
Feng Qing
Feng Qing
Yuan Yuan
Wang Hongwei
Wang Hongwei
Xiao Wu
Ru Bai
Ru Bai
Bin Bin's Mother
Xi An Liu
Xi An Liu
Xiao Ji's Father
Shou Lin Xu
Shou Lin Xu
Sister Zhu
Dao Xiao
Dao Xiao
Mr. Ren
Zi Ying
Zi Ying
Concubine
Zhubin Li
Zhubin Li
Qiao San
Ai Jun Ren
Ai Jun Ren
The Hairdresser
Wang Limin
Wang Limin
The Karaoke Customer

Crews

Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke
Director
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Director of Photography
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke
Writer
Chow Keung
Chow Keung
Editor
Liang Jingdong
Liang Jingdong
Production Design
Liang Jingdong
Liang Jingdong
Art Direction
Zhang Yang
Zhang Yang
Sound
Kit Ming Li
Kit Ming Li
Producer
Shozo Ichiyama
Shozo Ichiyama
Producer
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Associate Producer
Chow Keung
Chow Keung
Associate Producer
Fumiko Osaka
Fumiko Osaka
Associate Producer
Yuji Sadai
Yuji Sadai
Co-Producer
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Executive Producer
Hengameh Panahi
Hengameh Panahi
Executive Producer
Wang Yu
Wang Yu
Producer

Trailers and other movies

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