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Taipei Story
Taipei Story

Taipei Story

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

01 May 1985

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Chin Tsai

Chin Tsai

Chin

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Lung

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Chen

Lin Hsiu-Ling

Lin Hsiu-Ling

A-Ling

Su-Yun Ko

Su-Yun Ko

Gwan

Ko I-chen

Ko I-chen

Mr. Ke

Fan Mei

Fan Mei

Chin's Mother

Wu Ping-nan

Wu Ping-nan

Chin's Father

Yang Li-Yin

Yang Li-Yin

Qin

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Mrs. Mei

Lai Te-Nan

Lai Te-Nan

Coach

Peng Sun

Peng Sun

De-ming Lyu

De-ming Lyu

Nai-Chu Ting

Nai-Chu Ting

Shu-yao Yang

Shu-yao Yang

Cynthia Khan

Cynthia Khan

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