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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985 · 136 min · Drama

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

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Creators

Hou Hsiao-hsien — Director

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Yu An-shun portraitYu An-shunAh Ha / Ah HsiaoTien Feng portraitTien FengHou Fen MingMei Fang portraitMei FangMing's WifeTang Ru-Yun portraitTang Ru-YunMing's MotherHsin Shu-Fen portraitHsin Shu-FenWu ShumeiHsiao Ai portraitHsiao AiHsiao's SisterNNg Siu-YingGrace Chen Shu-Fang portraitGrace Chen Shu-FangHHu Hsiang-PingLLam Shung-Man

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