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RUNTIME
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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Mei
2006 0h 11m ZH
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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A young man learns about love in the nightmarkets of Taipei.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Jack Yao
Jian
Wu Char-Wei
Mei
Bi Zr-gang
Lu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Arvin Chen
- Writers
- Arvin Chen
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Taiwan, United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Arvin Chen directs. Nelson Cragg behind the camera. Justin Guerrieri cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Taiwan, United States of America.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Arvin Chen, shot by Nelson Cragg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Justin Guerrieri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jack Yao and Wu Char-Wei and Bi Zr-gang carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0960075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nelson Cragg
- Editing
- Justin Guerrieri
- Production design
- Ching-Liang Hsieh
- Runtime
- 11 min · 0h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
- IMDB
- Mei (2006)
Also by
Arvin Chen
Key crew
- MusicJacob Shea
- ProducerNobu Tsai Hsin-Hung
- Production DesignChing-Liang Hsieh
- EditorJustin Guerrieri
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-11-10
