Film

The Sandwich Man

7.119831h 45mDrama

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Year: 1983

Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.

Top cast

Chen Bo-zheng

Kun-shu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Yang Li-yin

Ah-chu (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tseng Kuo-feng

Theater Manager (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Lai Te-Nan

Kun-shu's Uncle (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Fu-yu Hou

Kun-shu's Son (segment "The Sandwich Man")

Tsui Fu-Sheng

Lee's Father (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Yu-Tze Chang

Vicki (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ding Chin

Wang Wu-hsiung (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Ting-yi Fang

Lin Tsai-fa (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chi Chen

Mei-li (segment "Vicki's Hat")

Chiang Hsia

Mrs. Chiang (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Sheng Li Cho

Chiang A-fa (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Yen Cheng-kuo

Chiang A-jih (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Chih-hsien Su

Chiang A-chung (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Hui-Chun Wang

Worker (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Shen-lin Po

Lei-ke (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Tai Ho

Foreign Police (segment "The Taste of Apple")

An-ju Shih

A-fa's Daughter (segment "The Taste of Apple")

Directed by

Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wan Jen, Tseng Chuang-Hsiang

Written by

Wu Nien-jen, Huang Chunming

Produced by

Ji Ming