Hong Kong Synopsis
上海之夜
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't know each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shanghai Blues. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Film Workshop
Comedy + Romance in Hong Kong
61 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shanghai Blues itself).
The 1983–1985 Hong Kong Window
Shanghai Blues holds position #6 of 36 Hong Kong films in the 1983–1985 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shanghai Blues premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 1984.
The 204th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #119 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #34 of 266 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Film Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | October 11, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0088097 |