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The Wasted Times (simplified Chinese: 罗曼蒂克消亡史; traditional Chinese: 羅曼蒂克消亡史; pinyin: Luómàndìkè xiāowáng shǐ) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Er Cheng and starring Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano. It was released in China and the United States on December 16, 2016.
Dec 16, 2016 · The Wasted Times: Directed by Er Cheng. With You Ge, Ziyi Zhang, Tadanobu Asano, Chun Du. Over the course of several decades, a deal between the Japanese army and criminals in Shanghai plays out with violence and betrayal.
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- Crime, Drama
- Er Cheng
- 2016-12-16
Dec 16, 2016 · The Japanese army attempts to form a dubious alliance with a local crime boss in war-torn Shanghai.
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- You Ge
- Er Cheng
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Dec 15, 2016 · Dec. 15, 2016. Set against the backdrop of the second Sino-Japanese War, “The Wasted Times” has the outward appearance of being a sweeping gangland epic. But by employing a nonlinear structure,...
- Er Cheng
Dec 15, 2016 · THE WASTED TIMES (2016) review. Delayed for more than a year for reasons unclear (censorship issues or belabored editing?), Cheng Er’s third film takes place in Shanghai in the thirties and forties -before, during and after the battle and subsequent capture of the city by the Japanese.
Dec 16, 2016 · Beginning in 1937, on the eve of Japan’s invasion of Shanghai, Cheng’s fractured storytelling follows a fearsome crime boss (Ge You) plotting against a friend and advisor, the Japanese brother-in-law he no longer trusts (Tadanobu Asano). “Japanese people give me a headache,” Asano protests. “I’m Shanghainese.”
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