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Summary
Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 85Audiences 78GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer85%
Audience score82%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries
+11Released
1994
September 2, 1994
32 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Taiwan
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 3
- Tsai Ming-liang Director, Screenplay
- Yi-chun Tsai Assistant Director, Screenplay
- Cheng-Wei Yu Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Pi-ying Yang Screenplay
Production · 4
- Jiang Feng-Chyt Executive Producer
- Hsu Li-Kong Producer
- Hu-pin Chung Producer
- Wei-hua Tzon Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Liao Pen-jung Director of Photography
- Ming-kuo Lin Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Shia-cheng Sung Editor
Sound · 4
- Chiang-Sheng Hsin Sound Designer
- Ding-Yi Hu Sound
- Jing-an Yang Sound
- Ching-an Yang Sound
Art · 2
- Lee Pao-lin Production Design
- Chien-hsun Chen Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Chung-hung Luo Costume Design
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