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.
Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
Ah Ching
Chang Shih
Arong
Lin Hsiu-Ling
Hsiao Hsing
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Ah Ching's Mother
Tou Tsung-hua
Huang Jinhe
Yang Li-yin
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Arong's Sister
Yen Cheng-kuo
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Arong's Sister's Boyfriend
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.
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