The Boys from Fengkuei(風櫃來的人)
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Taiwan · 1983
1h 38m
Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
Starring Doze Niu Cheng-Tse, Zhang Shi, Lin Hsiu-Ling, Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Genre Drama
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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.
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