Taipei Story

Taipei Story (1985)

22/04/1985 (GB)
Drama
2h 0m

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 YangDirector, Screenplay
  • Chu Tien-wenScreenplay
  • Hou Hsiao-hsienScreenplay
  • Original Title

    青梅竹馬

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Chinese

Keywords

  • regret
  • taiwan
  • taipei
  • childhood sweetheart

Top Billed 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

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

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