Our Times

"Back to the youthful days!"

2015 2h 13m ZH

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 181

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Office worker Truly Lin goes on a journey through her memories. 20 years ago, she had a crush on the most popular guy in school. Taiyu, a ruffian and a bully, is in love with the campus belle. Truly teams up with Taiyu to tear the golden couple apart and help each other to get the ones they love.

“Back to the youthful days!”

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Cast

Vivian Sung Yun-hua
Young Truly Lin
Darren Wang
Young Taiyu
Dino Lee
Ouyang Fei-fan
Dewi Chien
Tao Minmin
Andy Lau
Self
Joe Chen
Adult Truly Lin
Jerry Yan
Adult Taiyu
Dawen
Chao Hsiao-Chih

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frankie Chen
Writers: Tseng Yung-ting
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $82M — a 30.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frankie Chen, shot by Chen Kuo-Lung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chih-chien Hou. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vivian Sung Yun-hua and Darren Wang and Dino Lee carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frankie Chen directs. Chen Kuo-Lung behind the camera. Chih-chien Hou scores. Ku Cheng-yen cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $82M — a 30.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 11 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan.
5Directed by Frankie Chen, shot by Chen Kuo-Lung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chih-chien Hou. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ku Cheng-yen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vivian Sung Yun-hua and Darren Wang and Dino Lee carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Back to the youthful days!".
10IMDB entry: tt4967094 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chen Kuo-Lung
Original score: Chih-chien Hou
Editing: Ku Cheng-yen
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,700,000
Box office: $82,027,760
Return: 3038% of budget
Original language: ZH
IMDB: Our Times (2015)

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Reno2016-03-14
★ 9/10
The first love and the first heartbreak. This is the very closest movie to my favourite Thai teen rom-com 'A Little Thing Called Love'. In fact a few scenes are almost resembling, including the main characters and love quadrilateral. So there's no wrong if I call it the Taiwan version of that movie. I thought I am going through again in another language, but I was not uninterested to sit for it because it was a beautiful story that I can re-watch numerous times without losing any interest. Remember its not the same movie, but only a similar themed flick, or maybe a highly inspired by that. This film had its own share of story and character developments. The third act was obviously a bit stretched, but twist came at early in that section and turned this tale into entirely different from what we thought going to happen. Except the second conclusion (I mean the real time ending, not the flashback's) which was so old fashioned. I found some similarities with my life and that Thai movie I mentioned, because that was based on the true story of everyone's first love and so this one. So finding a slice of your life in it is very much possible. The story of an ordinary girl, but it opens with a young woman recalls her school days after discovering her successful life was seen differently by others from her back. That takes us to the early 90s, like every girl in the school how her crush on a most handsome boy on the campus changes the course of her romance life after receiving a prank letter that states she must forward it to others. "When we say it's okay, it means it's not okay. If we say I am fat, that means we hope you can tell us you're not fat at all." Obviously it is a girl movie from a teenage girl's perspective narration. But as a movie fanatic, I never had any issues with such kind of movies or any others and to like them openly. Basically, I watch any movies because I want to be an all-rounder, not to stick to my age or what I'm. This movie simply reminds my school days and would do same to you as well. The school culture is different from European and North American to the rest of the world, especially in Asia. But if you're from South, Southeast or East Asian, you will get familiar feeling with this film and that will helps you to like the movie a lot. In a few parts it lost its reality touch to, you know things that happen only in movies, especially as I said the ending and scenes that tried hard to bring laughs. You love this only for the flashback narration. The first and the last 5 minutes were ordinary. Everyone's performance was phenomenal, totally engaging storytelling. In this particular movie it was not about how much predictable, even if you feel deja-vu, but how it pleases you with those quirky atmosphere. A youthful Taiwanese film I liked very much since 'You Are the Apple of My Eye'. It does not look like it was made by an incoming director. There were plenty of fun, but on the emotional side, it was slightly weak. But overall it was one of the best coming-of-age movie of all time and recently I have seen. It's already gained a cult status from youngsters that you can find fan made arts across the web. Don't give up on this if you are an adult or adult male, entertainment should be the preference and what comes beyond that is not your choice, but the natural response from your inside. Despite the length of the movie, it had an energetic pace with fine music and heartwarming scenes. In general, I recommend it to all, especially if you like teen romance. 9/10
tmdb101709022025-08-07
★ 9/10
sabi nga nila you never forget your first i first watched this when i was 12... 19 na ko this year iniisip ko pa rin to minsan. maybe it's because this movie brings me back to a simpler time in my life, maybe it's because of the coming-of-age aspect but oh my god when i tell you i want someone to inject this movie into my BRAIN right now i mean it. masungit guy who learns to love life and go on a self-improvement journey because of a girl? guy goes above and beyond to make the girl happy no matter what and no matter how long it takes? SIGN ME UP! this movie about youth, what ifs, regrets, friendship, first love, and fate will always have a special place in my heart :’) medyo spoiler pero kung mahilig ka sa right person wrong time, totga films OOOOO I HAVE A MOVIE FOR YOU i love this movie so much dalawang beses na akong pumupunta sa taiwan ! hintayin mo ko taiwan babalikan kita