Rouge (; Jyutping: Jin1zi1 kau3) is a 1987 Hong Kong supernatural romantic-drama film, directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung. The film is the adaptation of a novel with the same title by Lilian Lee. Plot In 1987 Hong Kong, newspaperman Yuen and his girlfriend, Chor are drawn into a doomed 1930s romance when the ghost of courtesan Fleur publishes an advertisement in the newspapers, looking for her lost lover Chan Chen-Pang. She has waited in the afterlife for Chan for 53 years and believes he has become lost. Chan was the playboy son of a wealthy family, but longed to be an actor, who met and fell in love with talented, beautiful Fleur in one of Hong Kong's teahouses. Realising their romance would never be accepted, the couple committed suicide by opium overdose in order to be together in the afterlife. Pragmatic Yuen and Chor become dazzled by the romance of Fleur's story and the ghost's glamorous beauty, but as their search for Chan reveals the truth - that Chan did not die with Fleur, frittered away his inheritance and now lives impoverished as a movie extra - they see the value of their own, honest relationship. The title refers to a rouge case Chan gave to Fleur, which she returns to the now-elderly, guilt-wracked man, before leaving the living world. Cast Anita Mui as Fleur Leslie Cheung as Chan Chen-Pang Alex Man as Yuen Irene Wan as Shu-Hsien Emily Chu as Ah Chor Kara Hui as Ghost Lau Kar-wing as Movie Director Patrick Tse as Brothel Patron Ruby Wong Jackie Chan Stunt Team – extra/stunts Release The film received a Region 1 Criterion Collection home video release in 2022. Awards References External links HK cinemagic entry 1988 films 1988 romantic drama films 1980s fantasy drama films Hong Kong romantic drama films Hong Kong fantasy drama films 1980s Cantonese-language films Hong Kong romantic fantasy films Hong Kong ghost films Films about prostitution in Hong Kong Films set in 1934 Films set in 1987 Best Film HKFA Films directed by Stanley Kwan Films about opium 1980s Hong Kong films