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The Terrorizers

Original title: Kong bu fen zi
  • 19861986
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.3K
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An Wang and Shao-Chun Ma in Kong bu fen zi (1986)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A metaphysical mystery about the lives of three couples in Taipei that continually intersect over a span of several weeks.A metaphysical mystery about the lives of three couples in Taipei that continually intersect over a span of several weeks.A metaphysical mystery about the lives of three couples in Taipei that continually intersect over a span of several weeks.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Edward Yang
  • Writers
    • Hsiao-Yeh
    • Edward Yang
  • Stars
    • Cora Miao
    • Li-Chun Lee
    • Shih-Chieh King
Top credits
  • Director
    • Edward Yang
  • Writers
    • Hsiao-Yeh
    • Edward Yang
  • Stars
    • Cora Miao
    • Li-Chun Lee
    • Shih-Chieh King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Cora Miao
    Cora Miao
    • Zhou Yufangas Zhou Yufang
    Li-Chun Lee
    Li-Chun Lee
    • Li Lizhongas Li Lizhong
    Shih-Chieh King
    Shih-Chieh King
    • Zhou's loveras Zhou's lover
    Pao-Ming Ku
    Pao-Ming Ku
    • The Cop Kuas The Cop Ku
    Ming Liu
    Ming Liu
    • Shu An's motheras Shu An's mother
    An Wang
    • Shu Anas Shu An
    • (as Wang An)
    Shao-Chun Ma
    • Little Qiangas Little Qiang
    • (as Shaojun Ma)
    An-Shun Yu
    An-Shun Yu
    • Da Shunas Da Shun
    Chia-ching Huang
    • Little Qiang's girlfriendas Little Qiang's girlfriend
    • (as Jiaqing Huang)
    Feng-Kang Chu
    • Business Manager brothel frequenteras Business Manager brothel frequenter
    Shan-Chun Hung
      Te-Ming Lu
      Chung-Hua Ni
      • Little Jinas Little Jin
      • (as Chonghua Ni)
      Ming-Yang Shih
      Zhiwen Xiao
        • Director
          • Edward Yang
        • Writers
          • Hsiao-Yeh
          • Edward Yang
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        Storyline

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        • Trivia
          At around 1 hour and 4 minutes in, during the night club scene a tv monitor shows a clip from the movie 9 1/2 Weeks
        • Connections
          Features 9½ Weeks (1986)
        • Soundtracks
          Please Pretend You Would Not Let Me Go
          Performed by Tsai Ching

          Played in the final scene and end credits

        User reviews13

        Review
        Top review
        9/10
        Relationships as a robbery of life itself
        Edward Yang is not the romantic type. In fact, The Terrorizers shows us romance as a crime. To use your partner for your own gain and thus robbing them of themselves. A man consumed by his identity as a cog in the capitalist machine has no chance of finding himself after he's used, been used and consequently drenched without him even knowing it. He no longer exists.

        This movie is so philosophically sound, and its beauty lies in its loyalty to its message. The theme of terrorizing romance overlaps in every single frame of the movie. A wife leaving her oblivious, ignorant husband is the same as a hooker robbing her customer.

        I think what we learn from this movie is that for a relationship not to be a crime, a collective direction is needed. The young girl knows this. Don't steal things from each other, steal together, from others.
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        • Feb 3, 2022

        Details

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        • Release date
          • December 19, 1986 (Taiwan)
        • Country of origin
          • Taiwan
        • Official site
          • Official site (Japan)
        • Languages
          • Mandarin
          • Min Nan
        • Also known as
          • The Terroriser
        • Filming locations
          • Taipei, Taiwan
        • Production company
          • Central Motion Pictures
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        Box office

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        • Gross worldwide
          • $4,989
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 49 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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