Monster Under The River

2023 0h 25m ZH

Drama

Synopsis

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A little boy trying to beat a monster. A baseball team captain trying to win a game. Perhaps ...they're the same thing.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsai Tsung-yu
CHENH
傅室善
CHIH
陳彥齊
CHI
王量
LIANG
賴英翔
SIANG
Liu Hsing
HSING
Daphne Jen
MONOLOGUE
Jackson Yang
MONOLOGUE

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsai Tsung-yu
Writers: Tsai Tsung-yu

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Water Monster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsai Tsung-yu, shot by Yang Yao-zhen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tsai Tsung-yu 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 Tsung-yu and 傅室善 and 陳彥齊 carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Tsai Tsung-yu directs. Yang Yao-zhen behind the camera. Tsai Tsung-yu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Part of the "The Water Monster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Tsai Tsung-yu, shot by Yang Yao-zhen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Tsai Tsung-yu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tsai Tsung-yu and 傅室善 and 陳彥齊 carry the top of the cast.