Lan Yu

Name: Lan Yu
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2001-11-22
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jun Hu, Ye Liu, Huatong Li, Fang Lu, Yongning Zhang

IMDb ID: tt0292066 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.2 (3,330 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

A young gay student has a relationship with an older successful businessman. The handsome playboy-businessman must choose between his comfortable, yet straight, life or an honest, yet subversive, life with the student.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Lan Yu
United Kingdom: Lan Yu
Croatia: Lan Yu
Japan: Lan Yu (English)
Poland: Lan Yu (Festival Title)
Hong Kong: 藍宇 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 藍宇
France: Histoire d'hommes à Pékin
Vietnam: Lam Vũ
Serbia: Lan Ju
France: Lan Yu, histoire d'hommes à Pékin
Canada: Lan Yu, histoires d'hommes à Pékin (French)
Greece: Λαν Γιου
Russia: Лан Ю
China: 蓝宇 (Mandarin)
Japan: 藍宇(ランユー) 情熱の嵐 (Japanese)
Lam VũContent RatingRRelease Date2001-11-22Runtime86 minutesMetascore62IMDb Popularity0User Reviews33Critic Reviews30Countries / RegionsHong Kong
ChinaLanguagesMandarin
RussianKeywordsgay
male rear nudity
gay kiss
male nudity
male frontal nudityProduction CompaniesKwan's Creation Workshop
Yongning Creation WorkshopIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292066/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0292066.jpgUpdated At2025-11-29T15:01:48

Directors

Stanley Kwan

Writers

Jimmy Ngai
Bei Tong

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jun Hu | Character: Chen Handong
Actor: Ye Liu | Character: Lan Yu
Actor: Huatong Li | Character: Liu Zheng
Actor: Fang Lu | Character: Yonghong
Actor: Yongning Zhang | Character: Daning
Actor: Minfen Zhao | Character: Handong's mother
Actor: Fan Zhang | Character: Jianer
Actor: Shuang Li | Character: Weidong
Actor: Shaohua Zhang | Character: Niu Ma
Actor: He Du | Character: Sister Zhang
Actor: Jingyi Liu | Character: Liu Dali
Actor: Bin Li | Character: Actor
Actor: Jin Su | Character: Lin Jingping

[Directors Group]
Name: Stanley Kwan | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jimmy Ngai | Role: Writer
Name: Bei Tong | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Qin Jian | Role: Producer
Name: Katie Kwan | Role: Producer
Name: Yongning Zhang | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yadong Zhang | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tao Yang | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Jian Zhang | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: William Chang | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: William Chang | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: William Chang | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Xueyi Wang | Role: Sound Department

[Production Department]
Name: Chun-Foo Cheung | Role: Production Department
Name: Ngai Chow | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ban Chow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kin-Hing | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guangbo Liu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: François Vila | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yat-Fung | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4220699161/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4220699161/1434659379400-8cjq25-1650918207948.mp4?Expires=1788269463&Signature=nCIqH-kO8BUUPQI4RtDxmf6i1LI37bAQJPOpYCEqjDRoZafQwLKCzh2X7OGOZ8jqQOiJTokrC0RQgqsoSz~ECbEwaSNTseczl2PMPSj5GqdSXZIIfA-VLkn3SH1579-atfubPwToCSuzL6EsOnlnmT90BRxPkh6DRb2l6uuFfGfW4JaSBsZzEugShsihb5w8gnaVV14kiCMyRwoYCpVMQLK2k0mc3nxK4s~s6RkIdWpoJDJ2IJgnrldTIhx56JkCRiL~HBfmzgDbchWf~VivMiA9CuQVjbaagcVe4C-YilgBfy3O4Tfuet5J-rIAzFW6OSMhspLHnkc1M3RL5b~ppQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 18, 2001 (Cannes Film Festival, premiere)
Australia: July 28, 2001 (Brisbane Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: October 7, 2001 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 9, 2001 (BFI London Film Festival)
Greece: November 15, 2001 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Japan: November 20, 2001 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Hong Kong: November 22, 2001
Italy: December 2, 2001 (Asiatica Film Mediale)
Taiwan: December 8, 2001
United States: January 2002 (Sundance Film Festival)
Sweden: January 25, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 30, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
France: February 2002 (Vesoul Asian Film Festival)
France: March 6, 2002
United Kingdom: April 8, 2002 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Singapore: April 16, 2002 (Singapore Film Festival)
United States: June 13, 2002 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
India: July 2002 (Cinefan)
United States: July 3, 2002 (limited)
United States: July 13, 2002 (Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Japan: August 1, 2002 (Japan International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Canada: September 19, 2002 (Atlantic Film Festival)
Indonesia: September 28, 2002 (Q! Film Festival)
Argentina: April 16, 2003 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
United States: June 13, 2003 (Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Philippines: August 13, 2003 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Finland: November 2003 (Turku Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Czech Republic: January 23, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Italy: April 27, 2004 (video premiere)
Japan: July 31, 2004 (Tokyo)
Singapore: October 13, 2005 (limited)
Thailand: January 12, 2006
Hong Kong: April 9, 2021 (restored version, Hong Kong International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: September 16, 2021 (restored version, Queer East Film Festival)
Finland: September 18, 2021 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Taiwan: December 10, 2021 (re-release, 4K restoration)
Netherlands: May 12, 2022 (Cinemasia Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 19, 2023 (Hong Kong Film Festival UK)
South Korea: November 7, 2024 (limited)
Poland: November 13, 2024 (Five Flavours Asian Film Festival)

Awards

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