A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
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Edward Yang
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Screenplay
Edward Yang
Screenplay
Chu Tien-Wen
Screenplay
Lau Shing-Chung
Producer
Lin Jung-feng
Producer
Huang Yung
Producer
Yang Wei-han
Director of Photography
Edward Yang
Original Music Composer
Tu Duu-chih
Original Music Composer
Wang Chi-yang
Editor
Song Fanchen
Editor
Chen Chih-chan
Costume Design
Tsai Cheng-pin
Production Design
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