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The Sandwich Man (1983)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wan Jen, Zhuang Xiang Zeng

Synopsis

Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.

Actors

Bor Jeng Chen
Bor Jeng Chen
Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Yang Li-Yin
Yang Li-Yin
Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Tseng Kuo-feng
Tseng Kuo-feng
Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Te-Nan Lai
Te-Nan Lai
Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Fu-yu Hou
Fu-yu Hou
Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")
Tsui Fu-Sheng
Tsui Fu-Sheng
Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Yu-Tze Chang
Yu-Tze Chang
Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Ding Chin
Ding Chin
Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Ting-yi Fang
Ting-yi Fang
Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Chi Chen
Chi Chen
Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")
Hsia Chiang
Hsia Chiang
Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Sheng Li Cho
Sheng Li Cho
Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Yen Cheng-kuo
Yen Cheng-kuo
Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Chih-hsien Su
Chih-hsien Su
Chiang A-chung (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Hui-Chun Wang
Hui-Chun Wang
Teacher (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Hui-Chun Wang
Hui-Chun Wang
Worker (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Shen-lin Po
Shen-lin Po
Lei-ke (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Tai Ho
Tai Ho
Foreign Police (segment "The Taste of Apple")
An-ju Shih
An-ju Shih
A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")
Hui-ling Chiang
Hui-ling Chiang
A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Crews

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Wan Jen
Wan Jen
Director
Zhuang Xiang Zeng
Zhuang Xiang Zeng
Director
Wu Nien-Jen
Wu Nien-Jen
Writer
Huang Chunming
Huang Chunming
Story
Chen Kun-Hou
Chen Kun-Hou
Director of Photography
Liao Ching-Sung
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor
Ji Ming
Ji Ming
Producer
Lee Fu-hsiung
Lee Fu-hsiung
Art Direction
Hsin Chiang-Sheng
Hsin Chiang-Sheng
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

The Sandwich Man Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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