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Taipei Story
青梅竹馬
Directed by Edward Yang
1985•1h 59m•NR•★ 7.8
Drama
Synopsis
A westernized, ambitious corporate businesswoman and her childhood sweetheart, a nostalgic former Little League baseball star clinging to traditional family textile roots, drift inexorably apart amid the neon skyscrapers, empty apartments, and economic urbanization of modern Taipei. Edward Yang's Locarno-winning modernist masterwork starring fellow director Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Chin.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorEdward Yang
WriterHou Hsiao-hsienChu Tien-WenEdward Yang
CinematographyYang Wei-han
MusicEdward YangTu Duu-chih
Principal Cast
Tsai ChinChin
Hou Hsiao-hsienLung
Wu Nien-jenChen
Lin Hsiu-LingA-Ling
Ko Su-yunGwan
Ko I-chenMr. Ke
Mei FangChin's Mother
Wu Ping-nanChin's Father
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 59m (119 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorEdward Yang
LanguagesMandarin, Taiwanese
CountryTW
StudioEvergreen Film Company
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