Taipei Story

1985 2h 0m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 144

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsai Chin
Chin
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lung
Wu Nien-jen
Chen
Lin Hsiu-Ling
A-Ling
Ko Su-yun
Gwan
Ko I-chen
Mr. Ke
Mei Fang
Chin's Mother
Wu Ping-nan
Chin's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Yang
Writers: Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-Wen, Edward Yang
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Yang Wei-han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Yang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Song Fanchen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tsai Chin and Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wu Nien-jen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Yang directs. Yang Wei-han behind the camera. Edward Yang scores. Song Fanchen cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Yang Wei-han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Edward Yang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Song Fanchen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tsai Chin and Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wu Nien-jen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0089866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.