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Taipei Story

Taipei Story
★ 7.4/10•1985•2h 0m•15•Drama

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Edward Yang · Director

Hou Hsiao-hsien · Screenplay

Chu Tien-wen · Screenplay

Edward Yang · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageZH
Release DateMay 1, 1985

Actors

Tsai Chin

Chin

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Lung

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Chen

Lin Hsiu-Ling

Lin Hsiu-Ling

A-Ling

Ko Su-yun

Ko Su-yun

Gwan

Ko I-chen

Ko I-chen

Mr. Ke

Mei Fang

Mei Fang

Chin's Mother

Wu Ping-nan

Wu Ping-nan

Chin's Father

Yang Li-yin

Yang Li-yin

Qin

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Mrs. Mei

Lai Te-Nan

Coach

Sun Peng

Sun Peng

De-ming Lyu

Nai-Chu Ting

Nai-Chu Ting

Shu-yao Yang

Cynthia Khan

Cynthia Khan

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