The Tag-Along

"The uninvited can only be seen when you're tagged along"

2015 1h 32m ZH

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 95

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Synopsis

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Wei is nowhere to be found one day before his grandma returns from her own strange missing incident. Wei's girlfriend desperately searches for his whereabouts and discovers that a little girl in red followed them before their disappearance. Based on true events and long-circulating urban legend in Taiwan.

“The uninvited can only be seen when you're tagged along”

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Cast

River Huang
He Zhi-Wei
Hsu Wei-ning
Shen Yi-Jun
Liu Yin-Shang
Grandma
Yumi Wong
Billy
Chang Pai-Chou
Uncle Kun
Mario Pu
Shopkeeper
Pai Ming-Hua
Auntie Shui
Jin Mei-Man
Auntie Li

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cheng Wei-hao
Writers: Chien Shih-keng, Chien Shih-keng, Chien Shih-keng
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Tag-Along Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cheng Wei-hao, shot by Chen Ko-chin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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River Huang and Hsu Wei-ning and Liu Yin-Shang carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "The uninvited can only be seen when you're tagged along".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5078188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cheng Wei-hao directs. Chen Ko-chin behind the camera. Rockid Lee scores. Kao Ming-sheng cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "The Tag-Along Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Cheng Wei-hao, shot by Chen Ko-chin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Rockid Lee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kao Ming-sheng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6River Huang and Hsu Wei-ning and Liu Yin-Shang carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The uninvited can only be seen when you're tagged along".
8IMDB entry: tt5078188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.