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Director:
Edward Yang
Writers:
Hung Hung
Mingtang Lai
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Release Date:
25 November 2011 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Romance See more »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Director Yang Dies
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Cast

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Chen Chang ... Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen)
Lisa Yang ... Ming (Liu Zhiming)
Kuo-Chu Chang ... Father
Elaine Jin ... Mother
Juan Wang ... Eldest Sister
Han Chang ... Elder Brother
Hsiu-Chiung Chiang ... Middle Sister
Fanyun Lai ... Youngest Sister
Wong Chi Zan ... Cat (Wang Mao)
Lawrence Ko ... Airplane (Ji Fei)
Zhigang Tan ... Ma
Mingxin Zhang ... Underpants (Mingxin)
Junlong Rong ... Sex Bomb (Zhang Bowen)
Huiguo Zhou ... Tiger (Xiao Hu)
Qingqi Liu ... Hefty (Da Ge)
Qingxiang He ... Animal (Mao Shou)
Changda Cai ... Tiger's Buddy
Zhongming Li ... Tiger's Buddy
Xiaocui Tang ... Jade (Xiao Cui)
Mingying Jiang ... Jade's Girlfriend
Hongming Lin ... Honey
Zongzheng Wang ... Deuce
Hongyu Chen ... Sly (Huatou)
Tianxiang Yang ... Worm (Qiuying)
Xiaowei Liao ... Gang Member
Zhengqing Lin ... Gang Member
Mingxun Li ... Gang Member
Taisong Chen ... Gang Member
Minghzi Li ... Gang Member
Yuchen Lin ... Gang Member
Yicheng Zhong ... Gang Member
Jiaxian He ... Gang Member
Kangnian Zheng ... Gang Member
Xianliang Xu ... Gang Member
Zhijian Tang ... Gang Member
Zihong Zheng ... Gang Member
Yiwen Cao ... Guitarist
Mingzheng Liu ... Bass-player
Yi-qun Zhang ... Drummer
Yuan Ling ... Keyboards
Yuan Ling ... Keyboards
Alex Yang ... Shandong
Shu-Chun Ni ... Crazy (Shenjing)
Weiming Wang ... Ka Wu
Jianxiong Zheng ... Wu Ba
Yeming Wang ... Baldie (Guangtou)
Dehai Qu ... Cowboy (Xibu)
Peiming Shi ... Kid Brother (Xiao Di)
Liangzou Liu ... Mouth
Shen Hang ... Threads (Yezi)
Yangye Fu ... Cushion (Kexing)
Qingfu Li ... Headmaster (Shiye)
Yiwen Chen ... Horsecart (Mache)
Renjie Lin ... Grapefruit (Wendan)
Yuancheng Zheng ... Morphine (Mafei)
Yiqing Cai ... Headlights (Liangguang)
Guoqiang Feng ... Piggy
Yulong Ying ... Diaper
Ming Hsu ... Wang
Cai Qin ... Wang's Wife
Ming Zhuo ... Uncle Fat (Grocer)
Wenyan Zhang ... Uncle Fat's Wife
Lianlian Xiao ... Uncle Fat's Daughter
Yingzheng Zhang ... Ming's Mother
Shi-Jye Jin ... Ming's 7th Uncle
Liqing Lin ... 7th Uncle's Wife
Ru-Yun Tang ... Mrs. Xia
Qiuyun Lu ... Mrs. Fang
Zhongqi Duan ... Mr. Chen
Jinling Cao ... Mrs. Chen
Zhiwen Xiao ... Ma's Mother
Liangyue Chen ... Chauffeur
Lihua Chen ... Reverend Chen
Kezhong Zhang ... Juan's Boyfriend
Deming Lu ... Airplane's Father
Xiao Ai ... Ice-cream Parlour Lady
Xishen Chen ... Blind, Fighter pilot
Shujuan Huang ... Girl Vendor
Hongshen Shen ... Dean of Conduct
Qiliang Meng ... Assistant Dean of Conduct
Hung Hung ... Chinese Studies Teacher
Tingni Ma ... Mathematics Teacher
Xiangping Hu ... Military Advisor
Baogui Sun ... Librarian
Weihua Jiang ... Librarian
Mingyang Shi ... Doctor
Chen Limei ... Clinic Nurse
Shiang-chyi Chen ... Little Doctor's fiancée
Denan Lai ... Doctor's Father
Anna 'Ruping' Lin ... Hospital Nurse
Danny Dunn ... The Film Director
Mingyu Shi ... The Temperamental Star
Hengzheng Lin ... The Male Lead
Yihua Shi ... The Assistant Director
Guozhi Shu ... The Cameraman
Changru Guo ... The Key Grip
Miaohui Gao ... The Producer
Changhao Liu ... Juvenile Division Officer
Hongjun Xie ... Juvenile Division Cop
Zhongzhang Duan ... Juvenile Division Cop
Hou De Jian ... The Detective
Tsu-Jun Lang ... Policewoman
Xiangju Tang ... Policeman
Laifu Chen ... Policeman
Minnan Li ... Workman
Yu Weiyan Yang ... Interrogator
Daonan Wang ... Interrogator
Zhuang Wu ... Officer
Leqing Wu ... Officer
Zhiqiang Li ... Prisoner
Liping Yang ... Lover in Park
Huiling Zhou ... Lover in Park
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Directed by
Edward Yang 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hung Hung 
Mingtang Lai 
Alex Yang 
Edward Yang 

Produced by
Sui Je Cheng .... supervising producer
Feng-Chyt Jiang .... supervising producer
Yu Weiyan Yang .... producer (as Yu Weiyan)
Hongzhi Zhan .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Huigong Li 
Longyu Zhang 
 
Film Editing by
Bo-Wen Chen 
 
Production Design by
Yu Weiyan Yang 
 
Sound Department
Du-Che Tu .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lung-Yu Lee .... gaffer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian" - Taiwan (original title)
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Runtime:
237 min | Germany:185 min (Berlin Film Festival) | Japan:188 min
Country:
Taiwan
Language:
Mandarin | Min Nan | Shanghainese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Sweden:11 | South Korea:15
Filming Locations:
Taiwan
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
Based on a true story.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)See more »

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
My humble opinion, 1 August 2011
Author: vitachiel from Netherlands

Time for some counterbalance. For me it was quite a challenge to sit this one through. There has been much praise for its historical significance, its lyricism and the remarkable feats of the actors; I found it boring, monotonous and slightly pretentious. Am I the only one here or do the like-minded just not care to review on it?

The main character, S'ir, lacked charisma and the attempt to tell so many stories at once results in a serious lack of coherence. The only things I may remember from this film are the magnetic 'rebel without a cause' Honey and the little guy singing in his rock 'n roll band. The rest is just a drag. Four hours long…

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