Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Director:
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writer:
Chu Tien-Wen
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Jack Kao as Kao |
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Lim Giong as Flatty |
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Vicky Wei as Hui |
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Annie Shizuka Inoh as Pretzel |
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Hsu Kuei-ying as Ying |
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Lien Pi-tung as Tung |
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Lui Ming as Hsing's Father |
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Go Ming as Ming |
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Shih-huang Chen as Flatty's Uncle |
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Kuei Li as Brother Xu |
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Li Tian-Lu as Pig Owner |
| Directing | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Director |
| Camera | Mark Lee Ping-Bing | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Chen Hwai-en | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jack Kao | Story |
| Editing | Liao Ching-sung | Editor |
| Writing | Chu Tien-Wen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lim Giong | Music |
| Writing | King Jieh-wen | Story |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Huang Wen-ying | Production Design |