My Life with the Wave (2018)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 45M
Director : Hao-Jie Huang
Sinopsis
In order to pursue a life different from the past, two musicians with different backgrounds leave Taipei. One is Tz-Fan Hsu, the head of the band, The Last Wave, and the other is Thomas, the driving force behind Sheng-Xiang & Band. The two landed in Kaohsiung to start a new musical life.
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