1992·Action·1h 50m
7.1
★
A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young gangster. When Jie's gangland patron is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing. As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding.
Directed by Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Trailer
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Cast
Yen Cheng-kuo
Ah Kuo
Tan Chih-Kang
Ah Dou
Jack Kao
Hsiao Kao
Vicky Wei
Mei Mei
Chang Shih
The Killer
Tsai Chen-nan
Ah Nan
Chan Chung-Yung
Brother-in-Law
Li Tian-Lu
Old Man
Lin Ju
Crazy Biao
Lui Ming
Fuzhou Man
Yu An-shun
Ah Cai
Tai Bo
Pub Customer
Crew
Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Director
Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Screenplay
Wu Bai
Original Music Composer
Lim Giong
Original Music Composer
Liao Ching-sung
Editor
Liao Ching-Sung
Director of Photography
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Producer
Tu Duu-chih
Sound
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Vikram
10.0★ · 09/06/25
So fucking beautiful
So fucking beautiful
Jack
10.0★ · 06/29/25
so many things can be pulled from this film. the effervescent angst of youth, the folly of blind loyalty, societal pressures and expectations, truly a phenomenal piece of kino. the feverish atmosphere of 90s chinese cinema that ive come to love was on full display here, and i was jonesing for every scene. i can see how hou hsiao hsien producing this movie had such tremendous influence over it, i see his signatures in nearly every frame. it almost reminded me of ‘sonatine’ by takeshi kitano with its plot, still beauty, and cinematography. when it comes to directorial debuts, this is about as good as it gets. criminally slept on, and absolutely exceptional.
so many things can be pulled from this film. the effervescent angst of youth, the folly of blind loyalty, societal pressures and expectations, truly a phenomenal piece of kino. the feverish atmosphere of 90s chinese cinema that ive come to love was on full display here, and i was jonesing for every scene. i can see how hou hsiao hsien producing this movie had such tremendous influence over it, i see his signatures in nearly every frame. it almost reminded me of ‘sonatine’ by takeshi kitano with its plot, still beauty, and cinematography. when it comes to directorial debuts, this is about as good as it gets. criminally slept on, and absolutely exceptional.
Dan
10.0★ · 09/01/23
「葬禮那天，雨下得很多，像天在哭。」
The 4K restoration blew my mind. Marvellous cinematography, beautiful shots. Hsu Hsiao-Ming did a wonderful job showing what was going on with Taiwanese society at that time, especially with the youths.
I do agree that this is possibly the greatest gangster film in Taiwan and needs to be more appreciated.
To my mind, the music plays a huge role in this film; the OST is brilliant ! I'm always in the mood to listen to Wu Bai & China Blue ♡
The 4K restoration blew my mind. Marvellous cinematography, beautiful shots. Hsu Hsiao-Ming did a wonderful job showing what was going on with Taiwanese society at that time, especially with the youths.
I do agree that this is possibly the greatest gangster film in Taiwan and needs to be more appreciated.
To my mind, the music plays a huge role in this film; the OST is brilliant ! I'm always in the mood to listen to Wu Bai & China Blue ♡
「葬禮那天，雨下得很多，像天在哭。」
The 4K restoration blew my mind. Marvellous cinematography, beautiful shots. Hsu Hsiao-Ming did a wonderful job showing what was going on with Taiwanese society at that time, especially with the youths.
I do agree that this is possibly the greatest gangster film in Taiwan and needs to be more appreciated.
To my mind, the music plays a huge role in this film; the OST is brilliant ! I'm always in the mood to listen to Wu Bai & China Blue ♡
The 4K restoration blew my mind. Marvellous cinematography, beautiful shots. Hsu Hsiao-Ming did a wonderful job showing what was going on with Taiwanese society at that time, especially with the youths.
I do agree that this is possibly the greatest gangster film in Taiwan and needs to be more appreciated.
To my mind, the music plays a huge role in this film; the OST is brilliant ! I'm always in the mood to listen to Wu Bai & China Blue ♡
Niccolò Aiazzi
8.0★ · 05/26/26
Olvaggar
8.0★ · 12/09/25