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No No Sleep

2015·Drama·34m
7.1
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In 2015, Tsai Ming-Liang was once again invited by the Hong Kong International Film Festival to make the opening short film. This time, he selected Shibuya station in Tokyo as his main filming location and invited the famous Japanese actor Masanobu Ando to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng. They sleep separately at a capsule hotel and cleanse themselves at a public bath. Their fatigued bodies yearn for sleep but restless minds keep them for falling asleep. "No No Sleep" won the Best Director Award at the Taipei Film Festival.
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
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Cast

Lee Kang-sheng
Lee Kang-sheng
Monk
Masanobu Ando
Masanobu Ando
Japanese Man

Crew

Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang
Director
Lei Chen-ching
Lei Chen-ching
Editor
Liao Pen-jung
Liao Pen-jung
Director of Photography

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Domesticated Vermin
Domesticated VerminPRO
8.0★ · 11/15/25
No No Sleep
I needed a wee really bad throughout the whole thing and this was the breaking point for me 😭
I needed a wee really bad throughout the whole thing and this was the breaking point for me 😭
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Milan
Milan
No No Sleep
Train shot might be my favourite of Tsai's career
Train shot might be my favourite of Tsai's career
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Milan
Milan
9.0★ · 11/09/25
No No Sleep
Just found out Tsai Ming-liang gave a q&a at Home Cinema in Manchester last week and I'm crashing out so badly
Just found out Tsai Ming-liang gave a q&a at Home Cinema in Manchester last week and I'm crashing out so badly
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Michi
Michi
8.0★ · 08/06/25
No No Sleep
There is heaven everywhere for those with eyes willing to see
There is heaven everywhere for those with eyes willing to see
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Eclectic Sorcerer
Eclectic Sorcerer
8.0★ · 05/15/26
No No Sleep
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