7.3 Score

2007 • 2h 38min • NC-17 • Action, Thriller, Drama, Romance

Lust, Caution

"To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own."

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.

IMDb 7.5

RT 72%

MC 61

Director

Ang Lee

Writers

James Schamus

Eileen Chang

Wang Huiling

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Mr. Yee

Tang Wei

Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak

Joan Chen

Mrs. Yee

Leehom Wang

Kuang Yu Min

Tou Tsung-Hua

Old Wu

Jacqueline Zhu Zhi-Ying

Lai Shu Jin

Ven Kao

Huang Lei

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Liang Jun Sheng

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