Top Cast
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Ko I-chen
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Tarcy Su
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Chen Chiu-Yen
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Su Ming-ming
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Tou Tsung-hua
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Chang Shih
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Lai Te-Nan
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Tan Yang
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Yen Cheng-kuo
Overview
The startling contrast between old and new Taiwan is the subject of Wan Jen's epic of traditional identities coming into conflict with an urban life, emphasizing the situation of women.
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