Taipei Story (1985)

  • NR
  • 04/22/1985 (GB)
  • Drama
  • 2h

Overview

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.

Edward Yang

Director, Screenplay

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Screenplay

Chu Tien-wen

Screenplay

Cast

Chin Tsai's headshot

Chin Tsai

Chin
Hou Hsiao-hsien's headshot

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Lung
Wu Nien-jen's headshot

Wu Nien-jen

Chen
Lin Hsiu-Ling's headshot

Lin Hsiu-Ling

A-Ling
Su-Yun Ko's headshot

Su-Yun Ko

Gwan
Ko I-chen's headshot

Ko I-chen

Mr. Ke
Fan Mei's headshot

Fan Mei

Chin's Mother
Wu Ping-nan's headshot

Wu Ping-nan

Chin's Father

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