A Time to Live and a Time to Die
1985·Taiwan·138 min.
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This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker's own boyhood. Like many of their compatriots, Hou's family moved from the mainland to Taiwan in 1948 and was unable ever to return. The film focuses on the widening generation gap in a family cut off from its cultural heritage.
DirectorHou Hsiao-Hsien
MusicWu Chu-Chu
CinematographyMark Lee
CastMei-Feng·Yang Li-Yin·Hsin Shu-Fen·Chen Chih-Chen·Ru-Yun Tang·Yu An-Shun·Ai Hsiao·Grace Chen·Tien Feng·Chia-bao Chang·Neng Chang·Han-wen Chen·Bao-te Chiang·Tung-hung Chou·Hu Hsiang-Ping·Tung-lai Kao·Chung-Wen Lin·Kuo-bao Liu·Cheng-ye Lo·Shun-lin Lo·Tse-chung Lo·Mei Fang·Tao Te-chen·Su-Ying Wu·Sheng-hua YenShow all
Original titleTong nien wang shi