The Boys from Fengkuei

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.

Keywords

  • Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
  • CINEMATEK@Home
  • Escape to the 80's
  • Remastered Movies
  • Taiwanese Cinema
  • Taiwanese New Wave

Actors

  • Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
  • Zhang Shi
  • Lin Hsiu-Ling
  • Grace Chen Shu-Fang
  • Tou Chung-Hua

Director

  • Hou Hsiao-hsien

Timeless


1h 35min


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Taiwan
1983
Three Taiwanese teenagers from a provincial fishing village move to the port city of Kaohsiung, where they meet a mysterious young woman.

Three Taiwanese teenagers from a provincial fishing village move to the port city of Kaohsiung, where they meet a mysterious young woman.


Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.

Cast & Crew