Unknown Pleasures
6.8
Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.
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Cast
14 people
Wei Wei Zhao
Bin Bin
Known for
Caught by the Tides
Zhao Tao
Qiao Qiao
Known for
Ash Is Purest White
Mountains May Depart
Qiong Wu
Xiao Ji
Feng Qing
Yuan Yuan
Also in
The Queen of Kung Fu
Proud of Love
Wang Hongwei
Xiao Wu
Known for
Still Life
Platform
Ru Bai
Bin Bin's Mother
Xi An Liu
Xiao Ji's Father
No other roles listed
Shou Lin Xu
Sister Zhu
No other roles listed
Dao Xiao
Mr. Ren
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Zi Ying
Concubine
Also in
Beijing Rocks
One Punch
Li Zhubin
Qiao San
Known for
Still Life
Mountains May Depart
Ai Jun Ren
The Hairdresser
No other roles listed
Jia Zhangke Director · Nelson Yu Lik-wai Cinematographer Chow Keung Editor
United States release September 29, 2002 · Produced in China, Japan, France, South Korea · Production Lumen Films, E-Pictures
Production
Office Kitano
Production
Lumen Films
Production
E-Pictures
Production
T-Mark
Production
Hu Tong Communications
Production
Bitters End
Production
China · Japan · France · South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
任逍遥
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 23, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
China · June 6, 2002
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 2002
Theatrical
France
January 22, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Japan
June 6, 2002 · Digital
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