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| Jeremy Irons | ... | John | |
| Li Gong | ... | Vivian | |
| Maggie Cheung | ... | Jean | |
| Michael Hui | ... | Chang | |
| Rubén Blades | ... | Jim | |
| Jared Harris | ... | William | |
| Chaplin Chang | ... | Homeless Man | |
| Noel Rands | ... | John's Friend at New Year's Party | |
| Emma Lucia | ... | Amanda Everheart | |
| Ken Bennett | ... | Rick | |
| Russell Cawthorne | ... | New Year's Party MC | |
| Emotion Cheung | ... | William Wong | |
| Harvey Stockwin | ... | Weeks | |
| Jonathan Midgley | ... | Jonathan | |
| Bruce Walker | ... | Bruce | |
| Angelica Lofgren | ... | Baby-Lin | |
| Dr. Julian Chang | ... | Dr. Chang | |
| Rui Chao Jian | ... | Businessman #1 | |
| Sing Chau Wai | ... | Businessman #2 | |
| Lo Hung | ... | Businessman #3 | |
| Shirley Hung | ... | Girlfriend #1 | |
| Michelle Yeung | ... | Girlfriend #2 | |
| Alex Ng | ... | Drunk Karaoke Singer (as Alex Ng Hong Ling) | |
| Wah Lee Chiu | ... | Minibus Passenger | |
| Maria Cordero | ... | Mamasan | |
| Fong Pao | ... | Godfather | |
| Fan Hui | ... | Godfather's Wife | |
| Man Cheung Lam | ... | Wedding Photographer | |
| Siu-Kei Lee | ... | Gangster #1 | |
| Chi On Leung | ... | Gangster #2 | |
| Yuen Fat Tse | ... | Gangster #3 | |
| Roderick Lee | ... | Manhattan Club Bouncer | |
| Hui Li | ... | Black Moon Hostess | |
| Maria St. Lynne | ... | Black Moon Hostess | |
| Josie Ho | ... | Lilly (as Josephine Ho) | |
| Gloria Wu | ... | News Reporter | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| François Chau | ... | Mr. Wong | |
| Winston Ellis | ... | Brian | |
| Turbo Kong | ... | Ganster | |
| Ralph Lister | ... | Principal | |
| Tony Blair | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| James Huang | ... | Patron (uncredited) | |
| Kim Penn | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Wayne Wang | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Claude Carrière | screenplay | |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | story | |
| Larry Gross | writer | |
| Paul Theroux | story | |
| Wayne Wang | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Reinhard Brundig | .... | executive producer | |
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | .... | producer | |
| Francey Grace | .... | associate producer | |
| Akinori Inaba | .... | executive producer | |
| Jean Labadie | .... | executive producer | |
| Heidi Levitt | .... | co-producer | |
| Jessinta Liu | .... | co-producer | |
| Andrew Loo | .... | line producer | |
| Jean-Louis Piel | .... | producer | |
| Wayne Wang | .... | producer | |
| Michiyo Yoshizaki | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Graeme Revell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Vilko Filac | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Christopher Tellefsen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Chris Wong | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Shirley Chan | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Isabel Harkins | .... | makeup department head | |
Production Management | |||
| Kelley Cribben | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael Barry | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Stan Bochner | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Jason Canovas | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Tim J. Carroll | .... | consultant: Dolby Digital | |
| Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | .... | dialogue editor (as Pam DeMetruis) | |
| Gil Hova | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Richard King | .... | sound effects editor (as Richard Q. King) | |
| Drew Kunin | .... | sound | |
| George A. Lara | .... | foley mixer | |
| Kevin Lee | .... | foley editor | |
| Lisa J. Levine | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Branka Mrkic | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Barbara Parks | .... | assistant sound editor (as Barbara J. Parks) | |
| Brian Williams | .... | sound designer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kathy Kelehan | .... | animation producer: titles | |
| Daniel Leung | .... | 3D animation supervisor | |
| Daniel Leung | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Matt McDonald | .... | 3D animator | |
| Amit Sethi | .... | 3D animator | |
| Tomoko Shin | .... | 3D animator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Monika Mikkelsen | .... | casting associate | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Don Ciana | .... | color timer | |
| Nick Dibeneditto | .... | negative matcher | |
| Craig Marsden | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Misako Shimizu | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Paul Haslinger | .... | music programmer | |
| Susan Jacobs | .... | music supervisor | |
| Simon James | .... | conductor | |
| Graeme Revell | .... | score producer | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | conductor | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | orchestrator | |
| Elizabeth Waldo | .... | consultant: Chinese choral | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score recordist | |
| Brian Williams | .... | music designer | |
| Joshua Winget | .... | music editor (as Josh Winget) | |
Other crew | |||
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | title designer | |
| Kelley Cribben | .... | production coordinator: New York | |
| Jennifer Zolten Freed | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Paul Haslinger | .... | additional arranger | |
| Claudia Raschke | .... | operator | |
| Thierry Valletoux | .... | reportage | |
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This is the first time I watched a movie and thought that it had all the perfect subtleties and symbolism of a book. The characters were both real and yet surreal enough that you can see that every character interaction was both meant to represent individual struggles and the struggles of whole cultures. Like literature... sometimes you must learn to read between the lines to appreciate what the author/creator of the book/movie is trying to say. No this isn't just the type of movie you just sit there and watch and expect to do all the work. If you want low-maintenance movies then look elsewhere. Just like not all books are for light reading which just have gratuitous violence and smut... not all movies are made for the sole purpose of entertaining the viewer with the same type of stuff. Look at the name of the movie! It starts there. So many things are going on at once but I did not find it difficult at all to feel the emotions that were intended. So much suppressed emotions... very much like the people of Hong Kong worried about suppression of their freedoms. Each shot of the movie included something symbolic. I think that no matter how many times I watch it I will see one more thing that was meant to be said. Social, political, and individual... I truly admired this movie and the captivating web it has weaved.