The Time to Live and the Time to Die
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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

(1985)Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien136 min · PGDrama

A family crosses over from mainland China to Taiwan and settles in Fengshan, in Kaohsiung. Ah Ha (Yu An-shun) grows up there beside his father, Hou Fen Ming (Tien Feng), and his mother (Tang Ru-Yun), in a house that never quite becomes a home. Hou Hsiao-hsien draws on his own boyhood and lets the years pass at the unhurried pace of remembering.

Yu An-shunas Ah Ha / Ah Hsiao
Tien Fengas Hou Fen Ming
Mei Fangas Ming's Wife
Tang Ru-Yunas Ming's Mother
Hsin Shu-Fenas Wu Shumei
Hsiao Aias Hsiao's Sister
Ng Siu-Ying
Hu Hsiang-Ping
Lam Shung-Man
Chan Hon-Man
Kao Chung-Li
Luo Cheng-Ye
Cheung Ning