Taipei Story

Taipei Story (1985)

青梅竹馬

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Date of release
1985-05-01
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (144)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Edward Yang

Casting

  • Tsai Chin — Chin
  • Hou Hsiao-hsien — Lung
  • Wu Nien-jen — Chen
  • Lin Hsiu-Ling — A-Ling
  • Ko Su-yun — Gwan
  • Ko I-chen — Mr. Ke
  • Mei Fang — Chin's Mother
  • Wu Ping-nan — Chin's Father
  • Yang Li-yin — Qin
  • Grace Chen Shu-Fang — Mrs. Mei
  • Lai Te-Nan — Coach
  • Sun Peng

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