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Shanghai Blues
69%
Movie
1h 43m
AI Analysis
Shanghai Blues (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Shanghai Blues (1984) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have … Our models also surface themes such as ai, love, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Shanghai Blues 69% (33 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 33 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it they end up living in the same building unbeknownst to each other. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue roommate for his love interest and wacky love triangle hijinks ensue.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-10-11
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 143479
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What is Shanghai Blues about?
In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Shanghai Blues?
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How long is the movie Shanghai Blues?
The official runtime for Shanghai Blues is approximately 103 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Kenny Bee
Tung Kwok-Man

Sylvia Chang
Shu-Shu

Sally Yip Sin-Man
Stool

Tin Ching
King Clown

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Stutterer

Shing Fui-On
Gangster

Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Gangster

Fung Ging-Man
Bald Rich Man Being Kissed

Woo Fung
Nightclub Manager

Patrick Lung Kong
Big Boss
- Y
Yue Ga-Hei

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun
Chow Siu-sin

Huang Man
Chairman Yu
- T
Tung Lo
Beggar

Ng Hon-Keung
Policeman
- S
Siu Kin-Hang
- C
Chang Diy-Mei
- T
Tang Siu-Lam
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