1996 | Taiwan, Japan | Fiction

Nan guo zai jian, nan guo (Goodbye South, Goodbye)

  • Mandarin English 120 mins
  • Director | Hou Hsiao-hsien
  • Writer | Chu Ti'en-wen, Jack Kao, King Jieh-wen
  • Producer | Chang Hua-Fu, Ben Hsieh, Chong Huang, Shozo Ichiyama, King Jieh-wen, Katsuhiro Mizuno, Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Yang Teng-kuei

STATUS: Released

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Taiwan, an island in the southern seas. For both mainland China and Japan that ruled the island for 50 years, Taiwan is the south -hot and humid. But today, in the 90's, what shape does Taiwan find itself in? Kao is riding the mini-train to Ping Chi to set up a 10 day gambling den whith his friend Hsi. Kao is taking Flat-Head, his acolyte, and Pletzel, Flat Head's girlfriend, who works part-time in a nightclub. Kao's girlfriend Ying, who works in the same nightclub as Pletzel, doesn't like the people around Kao, finding them dangerous. But Kao has already made a deal with Hsi to invest in a nightclub in Shanghai. Ying doesn't want him to go. She wants him to stay in Taiwan to open a restaurant…

gambling nightlife friendship conflict romance ambition crime island urban drama loyalty danger dreams relationships
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