Lust, Caution
“To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.”
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
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Cast
48 people
Tang Wei
Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak
Known for
Decision to Leave
Blackhat
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Mr. Yee
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
Wang Leehom
Kuang Yu Min
Leehom Wang
Kuang Yu Min
Known for
Blackhat
Little Big Soldier
Joan Chen
Mrs. Yee
Known for
Twin Peaks
Marco Polo
Tou Tsung-hua
Old Wu
Known for
Copycat Killer
Marry My Dead Body
Jacqueline Zhu
Lai Shu Jin
Known for
Someday or One Day
Hospital
Yan Su
Mrs. Ma
Ven Kao
Huang Lei
Known for
Incantation
Invitation Only
Lawrence Ko
Liang Jun Sheng
Known for
Mahjong
A Brighter Summer Day
Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung
Auyang Ling Wen / Mr. Mak
Known for
Bruce Lee, My Brother
The Bullet Vanishes
Chin Ka-Lok
Cho
Known for
The Legend of Drunken Master
Cold War
Ang Lee Director · James Schamus Screenplay Wang Huiling Screenplay
Worldwide gross $67M · Budget $15M · United States release September 27, 2007
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$67,100,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
River Road Entertainment
Production
Haishang Films
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Production
Shanghai Film Group
Production
Edko Films
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
色‧戒
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · August 30, 2007
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 27, 2007
Theatrical · New York City, New York (Premiere)
United States
September 28, 2007 · Limited theatrical
October 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
January 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 30, 2007 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 30, 2007 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
May 1, 2009 · Theatrical · Rio de Janeiro (Premiere)
May 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2007 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
November 1, 2007 · Theatrical
France
January 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
October 18, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
January 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
February 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 28, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 24, 2008 · Theatrical
October 10, 2008 · Physical · DVD
November 1, 2012 · Physical · Bluray
South Korea
November 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2008 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
February 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 24, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 20, 2007 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 4, 2008 · Theatrical
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