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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
1985    2h 18m    PG
7.6100%80%
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.
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Cast of The Time to Live and the Time to Die
  • Yu An-ShunAh Ha / Ah Hsiao
  • Tien FengHou Fen Ming
  • Mei FangMing's Wife
  • Ru-Yun TangMing's Mother
  • Hsin Shu-FenWu Shumei
  • Hsiao AiHsiao's Sister
  • Ng Siu-Ying
  • Grace Chen Shu-Fang
  • Hu Hsiang-Ping
  • Lam Shung-Man
  • Chan Hon-Man
  • Kao Chung-Li
  • Luo Cheng-Ye
  • Cheung Ning
  • Jim Tao
  • Yang Li-Yin
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