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Taipei 24H

Taipei 24H

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ComedyDrama

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Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

09 October 2009

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Megan Lai

Megan Lai

Matt Wu

Matt Wu

Li Kuan-Yi

Li Kuan-Yi

Mo Tzu-Yi

Mo Tzu-Yi

Xian-Han Wang

Xian-Han Wang

Wu Kang-ren

Wu Kang-ren

Tiffany Hsu Wei-Ning

Tiffany Hsu Wei-Ning

Boss's Woman

Sean Su

Sean Su

Akio Chen

Akio Chen

Mami Ku

Mami Ku

Ven Kao

Ven Kao

Ming-shiou Tsai

Ming-shiou Tsai

Tsai Ming-liang

Tsai Ming-liang

Lu Yi-ching

Lu Yi-ching

Chou Heng-Yin

Chou Heng-Yin

Ding Ning

Ding Ning

Ying Wei-min

Ying Wei-min

Angel Yao

Angel Yao

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