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Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)

Fast times, easy money, big trouble.

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writer : Chu Tien-wen

Synopsis

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

Actors

Jack Kao
Jack Kao
Kao
Lim Giong
Lim Giong
Flatty
Vicky Wei
Vicky Wei
Hui
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Pretzel
Hsu Kuei-ying
Hsu Kuei-ying
Ying
Lien Pi-tung
Lien Pi-tung
Tung
Kao Ming
Kao Ming
Ming
Lei Ming
Lei Ming
Kao's Father
Shih-huang Chen
Shih-huang Chen
Flatty's Uncle
Kuei Li
Kuei Li
Brother Xu
Li Tian-Lu
Li Tian-Lu
Pig Owner

Crews

Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography
Lim Giong
Lim Giong
Music
Chen Hwai-En
Chen Hwai-En
Director of Photography
Liao Ching-Sung
Liao Ching-Sung
Editor
Chu Tien-wen
Chu Tien-wen
Screenplay
Jack Kao
Jack Kao
Story
Jieh-Wen King
Jieh-Wen King
Story
Huang Wen-Ying
Huang Wen-Ying
Production Design
Tu Duu-chih
Tu Duu-chih
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s GOODBYE SOUTH, GOODBYE | Sat Sept 15, 2018 | AFS Cinema

Posters and backgrounds

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