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The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man
★ 7.1/10•1983•1h 45m•Drama

Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.

Hou Hsiao-hsien · Director

Wan Jen · Director

Tseng Chuang-Hsiang · Director

Wu Nien-jen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageZH
Release DateSep 1, 1983

Actors

Chen Bo-zheng

Chen Bo-zheng

Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Yang Li-yin

Yang Li-yin

Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tseng Kuo-feng

Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Lai Te-Nan

Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Fu-yu Hou

Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tsui Fu-Sheng

Tsui Fu-Sheng

Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Yu-Tze Chang

Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ding Chin

Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ting-yi Fang

Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chi Chen

Chi Chen

Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chiang Hsia

Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Sheng Li Cho

Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Yen Cheng-kuo

Yen Cheng-kuo

Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Chih-hsien Su

Chiang A-chung (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Hui-Chun Wang

Worker (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Shen-lin Po

Lei-ke (segment "The Taste of Apple")

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