1982

1h 50m

7.2(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.

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11 members

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張艾嘉

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An-ni Shih

Hsiao-fen

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李立群

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張盈真

Chang Chi Fen

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Li Kuo-hsiu

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Wang Qiguang

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蔡燦得

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Chi Chen

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Sheng-wen Lan

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孫亞東

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Duo-Duo Yao

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