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The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

Genres

Drama

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Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.94/10

Release Date

01 September 1983

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Chen Bo-zheng

Chen Bo-zheng

Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Yang Li-Yin

Yang Li-Yin

Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tseng Kuo-feng

Tseng Kuo-feng

Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Te-Nan Lai

Te-Nan Lai

Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Fu-yu Hou

Fu-yu Hou

Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tsui Fu-Sheng

Tsui Fu-Sheng

Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Yu-Tze Chang

Yu-Tze Chang

Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ding Chin

Ding Chin

Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ting-yi Fang

Ting-yi Fang

Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chi Chen

Chi Chen

Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chiang Hsia

Chiang Hsia

Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Sheng Li Cho

Sheng Li Cho

Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Yen Cheng-kuo

Yen Cheng-kuo

Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Chih-hsien Su

Chih-hsien Su

Chiang A-chung (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Hui-Chun Wang

Hui-Chun Wang

Worker (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Shen-lin Po

Shen-lin Po

Lei-ke (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Tai Ho

Tai Ho

Foreign Police (segment "The Taste of Apple")

An-ju Shih

An-ju Shih

A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Hui-ling Chiang

Hui-ling Chiang

A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")

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