Sung Young Chen, Jack Kao, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
The story of a Taiwanese family and the adjustments they must make in the years 1945-49, when Japan relinquished rule of the island.
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The Godfather of Taiwanese cinema. Hou Hsiao Hsien's masterpiece documents the political and social chaos during the birth of the nation through the Lin family, ran by the old patriarch and his three surviving sons. Hou's film builds an elaborate set of relationships between al...( read more)
This is the film that put Taiwan on the map of films. It's one of the best films ever made.
The film that introduced Taiwanese cinema to the world. Hugely politically controversial without ever losing sight of the characters and their universal problems.
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