ZUIHAODE SHIGUANG
Year:
2005
Romantic triptych in which the same actors play different characters across different eras. The first story, A Time for Love, follows a young man in Kaohsiung in 1966 as he heads up to Taipei for military service, only to be diverted by a woman he meets in a pool hall en route. The second story, A Time for Freedom, takes place in Dadaocheng, in 1911, where a married diplo- mat and his admirer skirt around their feeling for each other. The final tale, A Time for Youth, takes place in present-day Taipei and follows a doom- laden relationship between a frail young epileptic woman and a devoted photographer.
Cast & credits
Cast
- May Hsu Chi
- Chen Chang Chen
- May's mother Di Mei
- Ma'am Liao Su-jen
- Haruko Chen Shih-shan
- Moon Lee Pei-hsuan
- billiard girl Huang Ruo-shi
- passenger Liao Ling-tzu
- son of Ma'am Lin Li-chung
- billiard friend Hsu Bei-de
- billiard friend Wang Chih-cheng
- billiard friend Chen Chiang-hao
- billiard friend Liu Yen-po
- billiard friend Hsu Hui-ni
- billiard friend Lu Fu-han
- billiard friend Hung Chi-feng
- billiard friend Huang Yi-ha
- billiard friend Hsiao Hung-yi
- billiard friend Yu Yu-chun
- billiard friend Wang We-liu
- billiard friend Hwarng Yung-cheng
- 'special guest' Ke Yu-luan
- Ah Mei, courtesan Hsu Chi
- Mr Chang Chang Chen
- old woman Mei Fang
- madame 1 Di Mei
- madame 2 Liao Su-jen
- young courtesan Chen Shih-shan
- young Mr Su Hsu Bei-de
- courtesan Jojo
- courtesan Chiang Chen-feng
- courtesan Chen Yi-hsuan
- courtesan Tramy
- poet Hsiao Ya-chuan
- poet Martin
- poet Hsias Shao-yu
- poet Wu Chao-min
- poet Chang Da-long
- Chinese doctor Chen His-huang
- housekeeper Wang Wei-liu
- Mr Sui Shu Kuo-chih
- lawyer Fan Chen-kuo
- litter girl Lin Chia-yu
- broker Wang Chih-cheng
- servant Liao Ling-tzu
- Mr Chang's housekeeper Lee Chuan-tsan
- music teacher Lin Shin-nan
- Jing Hsu Chi
- Chen Chang Chen
- Grandma Mei Fang
- aunt Di Mei
- Jing's mother Liao Su-jen
- Blue Chen Shih-shan
- Micky Lee Pei-hsuan
- Skeet Hsu Bei-de
- uncle Kao Min-hsin
- aunt Ling Shiou-may
- cousin Kao Chia-yu
- cousin-in-law Huang Chiung-yu
- aunt Chang Yu-shu
- Lomo King Liu Kay-lun
- K-B-N Hsieh Ching-han
- K-B-N Jerry
- K-B-N Bobo
- Micky's roommate Wu Wen-yu
- Micky's roommate Chen Lei-an
- friend Lu Fu-han
- friend Spud
- friend Cherry
Credits
Direction
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Assistant Director (1st) Lin Hsiao-fang
- Assistant Director (2nd) Wang Miao-hung
- Script Supervisor Lu Fu-han
Production
- Presented by/Production Company SinoMovie.com
- In association with Paradis Films
- In association with Orly Films
- Production Company 3H Productions
- Sponsored by Government Information Office
- Executive Producer Liao Ch'ing-sung
- Producer Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Producer Hwarng Wern-ying
- Accountant Hsieh Chiou-ru
- Accountant Hsieh Chiou-ying
- Production Chang Hua-fu
Casting
- Casting Chou Pei-yi
- Casting Cuo Chia-feng
Writing
- Screenplay Chu T'ien-wen
- 'A Time for Youth' Story Inspired by Tan Ai-jen
- 'A Time for Youth' Story Inspired by Ms Gin Oy
Photography
- Director of Photography Mark Li P'ing-pin
- Camera Assistant Yuan Ching-kuo
- Camera Assistant Gi Hung-yu
- Camera Assistant Yu Chin-yi
- Camera Assistant Chang Yi-hua
- Gaffer Tan Chi-liang
- Grips Wang We-liu
Stills
- Still Photographer Tsai Cheng-tai
Editing
- Supervising Editor Liao Ch'ing-sung
- Avid Editor Hsiao Ru-kuan
Design
- Production Designer Hwarng Wern-ying
- Art Director Wang Chih-cheng
Costumes
- Costumes Wang Kuan-yi
- Costumes Chen Chung-shin
- Costumes Chen Bi-shan
Make-up
- Make-up Liao Su-jen
- Hairstylist (1911) Tsai Yi-tsen
- Hairstylist (1966) Wu Mei-hui
- Hairstylist (2005) Tan Hsin-wern
Film processing
- Laboratory Modern Cinema Laboratory
Music
- Music by Lin Ciong
- Music by Li Kuo-yuan
- Music by K-b-n
Sound
- Sound Design Tu Tu-chih
Subtitles
- English Subtitles Tony Rayns
- French Subtitles Jacques Picoux
- [Subtitles] Processed by L.V.T. (Paris)