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1983·Drama·1h 38m
7.1
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Cast

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
Ah Ching
Chang Shih
Chang Shih
Arong
Lin Hsiu-Ling
Lin Hsiu-Ling
Hsiao Hsing
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Ah Ching's Mother
Tou Tsung-hua
Tou Tsung-hua
Huang Jinhe
Yang Li-yin
Yang Li-yin
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Arong's Sister
Yen Cheng-kuo
Yen Cheng-kuo
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Arong's Sister's Boyfriend

Crew

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Chu Tien-Wen
Chu Tien-Wen
Writer
Liao Ching-sung
Liao Ching-sung
Editor
Chen Kun-hou
Chen Kun-hou
Director of Photography

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28 reviews
Hippoqween
Hippoqween
The Boys from Fengkuei
Boyz 2 men but instead of rnb im just sad
Boyz 2 men but instead of rnb im just sad
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Alex Teichman
Alex Teichman
The Boys from Fengkuei
The outhouse scene one of our greatest bits. Never fails. Hilarious when the other friend comes strolling up at the end, all through Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s wide lens.
The outhouse scene one of our greatest bits. Never fails. Hilarious when the other friend comes strolling up at the end, all through Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s wide lens.
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Mopud
MopudPRO
The Boys from Fengkuei
Coming-of-age: 10% romance, 90% realizing life is expensive.
Coming-of-age: 10% romance, 90% realizing life is expensive.
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graysun
graysun
The Boys from Fengkuei
goodness gracious; i certainly need to watch more of hou’s oeuvre that isn’t the assassin!

this pulls you in instantly and immerses you into two separate, but not altogether different cityscapes. the characters are charming, flawed, and ceaselessly fun to watch. 

the main character has two distinct transformations, each recontextualizing his mannerisms from before. 

the classical score that backs the film is almost too much, but it mostly works. most notable for me is probably the framing; beautiful and observant
goodness gracious; i certainly need to watch more of hou’s oeuvre that isn’t the assassin!

this pulls you in instantly and immerses you into two separate, but not altogether different cityscapes. the characters are charming, flawed, and ceaselessly fun to watch. 

the main character has two distinct transformations, each recontextualizing his mannerisms from before. 

the classical score that backs the film is almost too much, but it mostly works. most notable for me is probably the framing; beautiful and observant
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hobb shaw
hobb shaw
The Boys from Fengkuei
Can definitely see the influence that Yang took from this, I will say it got better and better as it went on. Great third act but in retrospect the first act doesn’t do much. 

7/10
Can definitely see the influence that Yang took from this, I will say it got better and better as it went on. Great third act but in retrospect the first act doesn’t do much. 

7/10
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