Soul

2013 1h 51m ZH

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 27

DramaMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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Chuan, a quiet 30-year-old man working as a chef in a Japanese restaurant, collapses suddenly and is rushed to a hospital. His colleagues send him to his father, who resides in the mountains. While there, Chuan becomes immobile: he won’t speak, eat or even go to the toilet on his own. One day his father returns from work only to find Chuan sitting in the corner with his daughter lying dead in a pool of blood. In an unfamiliar, eerily calm voice, Chuan says, “I saw this body was empty, so I moved in.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jimmy Wang Yu
Chuan's Father
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan
Ah Chuan
Vincent Liang
Little Wu
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Little Yun
Tou Tsung-hua
Inspector Yang
Leon Dai
Brother-in-Law
King Shih-chieh
Messenger
Jag Huang
Ah Chuan's Colleague

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chung Mong-hong
Writers: Chung Mong-hong
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chung Mong-hong, shot by Chung Mong-hong. 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 Tseng Si-Ming. 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 Lo Shih-Jing 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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Jimmy Wang Yu and Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan and Vincent Liang carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3091254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chung Mong-hong directs. Chung Mong-hong behind the camera. Tseng Si-Ming scores. Lo Shih-Jing cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Chung Mong-hong, shot by Chung Mong-hong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tseng Si-Ming. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lo Shih-Jing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jimmy Wang Yu and Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan and Vincent Liang carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3091254 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.