The River (1997)
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
Director:
Tsai Ming-liang
Writers:
Tsai Ming-liang, Yi-chun Tsai, Pi-ying Yang.
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Lee Kang-sheng as Hsiao-Kang |
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Miao Tian as Father |
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Lu Yi-ching as Mother |
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Chen Shiang-Chyi as Hsiao-Kang's Girlfriend |
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Ann Hui as Film Director |
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Chen Chao-jung as Anonymous Man |
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Yang Kuei-mei as Woman in Hotel |
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Lin Hsiao-Lan as Mother |
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Zhang Long as Mother's Lover |
| Production | Hui-Chin Lin | Production Manager |
| Writing | Tsai Ming-liang | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yi-chun Tsai | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tsai Ming-liang | Director |
| Writing | Pi-ying Yang | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ching-an Yang | Sound |
| Camera | Liao Pen-jung | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lee Pao-lin | Art Direction |
| Production | Shih-Yuan Lin | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zenia Chou | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ching-an Yang | Production Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Chan Sing-Cheong | Editor |
| Production | Huang Chih-ming | Production Manager |
| Directing | Wang Ming-tai | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hsu Li-Kong | Producer |
| Production | Shih-Fang Wang | Associate Producer |
| Art | Mu-Shan Kuo | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yu Wang | Costume Design |
| Production | Hu-pin Chung | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chiu Shun-Ching | Producer |
| Art | Tony Lan | Production Design |
| Art | Nien-Chiu Cheng | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Pei-Chun Chen | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Lei Chen-ching | Editor |