Showtime Taiwan: The Sapphire Show
In the 1970s, Taiwan's first grand cabaret, The Sapphire, opened in Kaohsiung, igniting a golden decade of live entertainment.Stars like Teresa Teng, Fei Yu-ching and Fong Fei-fei graced.Half a century later, The Sapphire is resurrected—through AI and music—to relive its untamed brilliance.
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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In the 1970s, Taiwan's first grand cabaret, The Sapphire, opened in Kaohsiung, igniting a golden decade of live entertainment. Beneath its dazzling lights, the nation's tensions and censorship faded in nights of glitz and song.Stars like Teresa Teng, Fei Yu-ching and Fong Fei-fei graced. its stage, where glamour met gambling, drugs, and danger.Half a century later, The Sapphire is resurrected—through AI and music—to relive its untamed brilliance.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Apr 10, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
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- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- Taiwan
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