Taipei Story (1985)
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.
Director:
Edward Yang
Writers:
Chu Tien-Wen, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien.
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Tsai Chin as Chin |
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Hou Hsiao-hsien as Lung |
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Wu Nien-jen as Chen |
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Lin Hsiu-Ling as A-Ling |
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Su-Yun Ko as Gwan |
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Ko I-chen as Mr. Ke |
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Mei Fang as Chin's Mother |
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Wu Ping-nan as Chin's Father |
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Yang Li-yin as Qin |
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Grace Chen as Mrs. Mei |
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Lai Te-Nan as Coach |
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Sun Peng as |
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De-ming Lyu as |
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Nai-Chu Ting as |
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Shu-yao Yang as |
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Cynthia Khan as |
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Edward Yang as Bartender (uncredited) |
| Directing | Edward Yang | Director |
| Sound | Edward Yang | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yang Wei-han | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Song Fanchen | Editor |
| Editing | Wang Chi-yang | Editor |
| Production | Lin Jung-feng | Producer |
| Production | Lau Shing-Chung | Producer |
| Production | Huang Yung | Producer |
| Art | Tsai Cheng-pin | Production Design |
| Camera | Chen Hwai-en | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liao Shu-Chen | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chen Hwai-en | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Chu Tien-Wen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edward Yang | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chen Chih-chan | Costume Design |
| Sound | Yo-Yo Ma | Musician |
| Camera | Chang Chan | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Yang Wei-han | Gaffer |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound |
| Writing | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Screenplay |