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Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year2007
CountryTaiwan, China, United States, Hong Kong
DirectorAng Lee
CastTang Wei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wang Leehom, Joan Chen
GenreEspionage Drama Romance

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishLust, Caution
EspañolDeseo, peligroDeseo peligro
FrançaisLust, CautionLust Caution
DeutschGefahr und BegierdeGefahr und Begierde
PortuguêsDesejo e PerigoDesejo e Perigo
ItalianoLussuria – Seduzione e tradimentoLussuria Seduzione e tradimento
РусскийВожделениеVozhdelenie
中文(简体)色,戒
中文(繁體)色,戒
한국어색, 계Saek Gye
ไทยเล่ห์ราคะLeh Rakha
Tiếng ViệtSắc, GiớiSac Gioi
Bahasa IndonesiaLust, CautionLust Caution
日本語ラスト、コーションRasuto Koshon

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which political duty and personal attachment collide within an assumed identity.


■ Synopsis

An undercover operative gradually loses the boundary between assigned identity and authentic emotion.


■ RECIPE Tags

#Identity
#Loyalty
#Attachment
#Duty
#Sacrifice


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Assumed Identity
     Reason: A fabricated self begins to replace the original self.
     Related Film: Black Book
  • Middle: Duty versus Attachment
     Reason: Emotional attachment emerges where ideological commitment demands distance.
     Related Film: Hiroshima Mon Amour
  • Core: Loyalty and Betrayal
     Reason: Human attachment overrides institutional purpose.
     Related Film: The Reader

■ Secondary Axes

  • Performance and Reality: Repetition transforms performance into identity.
     Related Film: Persona
  • Intimacy and Power: Emotional proximity becomes a struggle for control.
     Related Film: Dangerous Liaisons

■ Person

  • Director: Ang Lee
  • Cast: Tang Wei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Wang Leehom, Joan Chen

■ Structural Tags

#AssumedIdentityStructure
#LoyaltyConflictStructure
#AttachmentOverrideStructure


■ Attribute Tags

#EspionageFilm
#PeriodDrama
#WorldWarIISetting

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