The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic82/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
109 audience votes
Key crew
- Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector
- Lim GiongOriginal Music Composer
- Chu Tien-WenWriter
- Hou Hsiao-hsienWriter
Cast
- Shu QiMay / Courtesan / Jing
- Chang ChenChen / Mr. Chang / Zhen
- Liao Su-jenHostess / Madam / Jing's Mother
- Mei DiMay's Mother / Madam / Aunt
- Chen Shi-ZhengHaruko / Ah Mei / Blue
- Lee Pei-HsuanYue / Mickey
- Mei FangOld Woman
- Lawrence KoCast
- Wang Chih-chengCast
Stills
Themes
pool billiardsbrothelanthologymotorcycleillegal prostitution1960s1910s