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Lust, Caution
“To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.”
7.3 / 10• 2007• 2h 38m•NC-17• Chinese
ActionDramaRomanceThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tang Wei
Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak
Lead
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Mr. Yee
Leehom Wang
Kuang Yu Min
Joan Chen
Mrs. Yee
Tou Tsung-hua
Old Wu
Jacqueline Zhu
Lai Shu Jin
Ven Kao
Huang Lei
Lawrence Ko
Liang Jun Sheng
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ang Lee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lust, Caution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
