A Time to Live and a Time to Die
1985 · Movie · 138 min. · Taiwan
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.
Direction Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Cast Mei-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 Yen
Soundtrack Wu Chu-Chu
Screenplay Hou Hsiao-Hsien · Chu Tien-Wen
Cinematography Mark Lee
Original title Tong nien wang shi
6.9
258 votes (FilmAffinity)
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