Mahjong

1996 2h 1m ZH

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 50

ComedyDramaCrime

Synopsis

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Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lawrence Ko
Luen-Luen
Chang Chen
Hong Kong
Tang Tsung-sheng
Red Fish
Virginie Ledoyen
Marthe
Kaizo Hayashi
Policeman
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Mother of Red Fish
Wang Chi-tsan
Little Buddha
Nick Erickson
Marcus

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Yang
Writers: Edward Yang
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Li Yi-xu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chen Po-Wen 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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Lawrence Ko and Chang Chen and Tang Tsung-sheng carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Yang directs. Li Yi-xu behind the camera. Chen Po-Wen cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Li Yi-xu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Chen Po-Wen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lawrence Ko and Chang Chen and Tang Tsung-sheng carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0116962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.