Saturday Fiction
兰心大剧院
Synopsis
It’s 1941, and China has become a wartime intelligence battlefield. Actor Jean Yu returns to Shanghai, ostensibly to appear in the play “Saturday Fiction,” directed by her former lover. But what is her true aim? To free her ex-husband? To gather intelligence for the Allied forces? To work for her adoptive father? Or to escape from war with her lover? As she embarks on her mission, with friends ever more difficult to distinguish from undercover agents, Jean Yu starts to question whether to reveal what she has learned about the imminent Pearl Harbor attack.
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Saturday Fiction Official Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2021-10-21
Top Cast
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Gong Li
Jean Yu
Mark Chao You-ting
Tan Na
Joe Odagiri
Furuya Saburo
Pascal Greggory
Frederic Hubert
Tom Wlaschiha
Saul Speyer
Huang Xiangli
Bai Yunshang
Ayumu Nakajima
Kajiwara
Wang Chuanjun
Mo Zhiyin
Zhang Songwen
Ni Zeren
Shibuya Tenma
Lieutenant Hosoda
Alexandre Robillard
French Reception Manager
Wang Xiaoqi
Telephone Operator
Li Weilong
Stage Actor
Wang Zhengquan
Man With Cigar
Hideo Nakaizumi
Kajiwara's Guy #3
Liu Weimin
Jean Yu's Driver
Yang Kaicheng
Waiter to Jean Yu
Release History & Theatrical Window
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$3.4M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lou Ye
- Screenplay & Story
- Ma Yingli
- Original Title
- 兰心大剧院
- Country of Origin
- China, Germany, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese, French, Mandarin, English
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Worldwide Gross
- $3.4M
- Production Studios
- Uplink, YingFilms, Achtung Panda!, United Entertainment Partners
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lou Ye
Ma Yingli, Hong Ying, Riichi Yokomitsu
Zeng Jian
Feng Shan Yu Lin, Lou Ye
Ma Yingli
Department Leadership Roster
Lou Ye
Director
Ma Yingli
Screenplay
Zeng Jian
Director of Photography
Ma Yingli
Producer
Feng Shan Yu Lin
Editor
Lou Ye
Editor
Zhong Cheng
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Saturday Fiction
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What is Saturday Fiction about?
It’s 1941, and China has become a wartime intelligence battlefield. Actor Jean Yu returns to Shanghai, ostensibly to appear in the play “Saturday Fiction,” directed by her former lover. But what is her true aim? To free her ex-husband? To gather intelligence for the Allied forces? To work for her adoptive father? Or to escape from war with her lover? As she embarks on her mission, with friends ever more difficult to distinguish from undercover agents, Jean Yu starts to question whether to reveal what she has learned about the imminent Pearl Harbor attack.
Who directed Saturday Fiction?
Saturday Fiction was directed by Lou Ye.
Who stars in Saturday Fiction?
The principal cast of Saturday Fiction includes Gong Li, Mark Chao You-ting, Joe Odagiri, Pascal Greggory, Tom Wlaschiha.
When was Saturday Fiction released and how long is it?
Saturday Fiction was released in 2021 with a total runtime of 2h 8m.
How much did Saturday Fiction make at the box office?
Saturday Fiction grossed $3.4M in worldwide ticket sales.
Is Saturday Fiction based on a book or true story?
Saturday Fiction is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Hong Ying", Novel: "Riichi Yokomitsu".