

Taipei Story
1985
2h 0m
7.5
TW
Drama
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Mandarin
Studio
Evergreen Film Company
Key Crew

Edward Yang
Director

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenplay

Chu Tien-Wen
Screenplay

Edward Yang
Screenplay
Cast

Chin Tsai
Chin

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lung

Wu Nien-jen
Chen
L
Lin Hsiu-Ling
A-Ling

Su-Yun Ko
Gwan

Ko I-chen
Mr. Ke
F
Fan Mei
Chin's Mother

Wu Ping-nan
Chin's Father

Yang Li-Yin
Qin

Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Mrs. Mei
L
Lai Te-Nan
Coach

Peng Sun
D
De-ming Lyu

Nai-Chu Ting
S
Shu-yao Yang

Cynthia Khan

Edward Yang
Bartender (uncredited)