Song of the Exile
7.4
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
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Cast
28 people
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk
Cheung Hueyin
Known for
In the Mood for Love
Hero
Lu Hsiao-Fen
Aiko
Also in
Day Off
A Flower in the Rainy Night
David Chung
Ann Hui
Wu Nien-jen
Known for
Yi Yi
Taipei Story
Nai-Chung Chou
Waise Lee Chi-hung
Mr. Cheung
Known for
Bullet in the Head
A Better Tomorrow
King Hu
Also in
The Kingdom and the Beauty
Sons of the Good Earth
Siu-Kwong Chung
Younger sister's husband
Wu Nien-Jen
Tien Feng
Hueyin's Grandfather
Known for
Fist of Fury
A Better Tomorrow
Teng-Fei Lin
Ann Hui Director · Wu Nien-jen Writer Chen Yang Composer
United States release March 15, 1991 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, English, Japanese
Production
Cos Group
Production
Central Motion Pictures
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
客途秋恨
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · April 27, 1990
Theatrical
United States · March 15, 1991
New York City, New York
Canada
September 8, 1990 · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan
October 18, 1991
Netherlands
May 31, 1991
Portugal
May 16, 1991 · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Taiwan
April 27, 1990 · Theatrical
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