Where to Watch Flowers of Shanghai Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'Flowers of Shanghai' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Hou Hsiao-hsien-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Flowers of Shanghai' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Flowers of Shanghai' right now, here are some finer points about the 3-H Films, Shochiku drama flick.

Released October 5th, 1998, 'Flowers of Shanghai' stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Michiko Hada, Carina Lau Kar-Ling, Michelle Reis The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 94 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”."

'Flowers of Shanghai' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, YouTube, and Criterion Channel .