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.
Cast
Tsai Chin
Chin
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lung
Wu Nien-jen
Chen
Lin Hsiu-Ling
A-Ling
Su-Yun Ko
Gwan
Ko I-chen
Mr. Ke
Mei Fang
Chin's Mother
Wu Ping-nan
Chin's Father
Yang Li-yin
Qin
Grace Chen
Mrs. Mei
Lai Te-Nan
Coach
Sun Peng
Unknown
De-ming Lyu
Unknown
Nai-Chu Ting
Unknown
Shu-yao Yang
Unknown
Cynthia Khan
Unknown
Edward Yang
Bartender (uncredited)
Crew
Edward Yang
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenplay
Chu Tien-Wen
Screenplay
Song Fanchen
Editor
Wang Chi-yang
Editor
Yang Wei-han
Director of Photography, Gaffer
Chen Hwai-en
Assistant Director, Still Photographer
Huang Yung
Producer
Lin Jung-feng
Producer
Lau Shing-Chung
Producer
Tsai Cheng-pin
Production Design
Chang Chan
Assistant Camera
Chen Chih-chan
Costume Design
Liao Shu-Chen
Makeup Artist
Tu Duu-chih
Sound, Original Music Composer
Yo-Yo Ma
Musician
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