A Venice award winner, the film made its setting-Jiufen, in Taipei County-a major tourist draw, with "City of Sadness tours" being promoted to Japanese tourists.
該片在獲得威尼斯影展大獎後，前來該片取景地──北縣九份──朝聖的觀光客絡繹不絕，日本甚至還出現號稱「悲情城市之旅」的觀光團。