The Boys from Fengkuei
The Boys from Fengkuei (also known as All the Youthful Days) (Chinese: 風櫃來的人; pinyin: Fēngguì lái de rén) is a 1983 film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
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Directed by | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
Written by | Chu T’ien-wen |
Starring | Doze Niu Hsiu-Ling Lin Tou Chung-hua Chang Shih Chao Peng-chue |
Cinematography | Chen Kunhou |
Edited by | Liao Ching-song |
Release date | 1983 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin/Taiwanese |
Synopsis
Ah-ching (Doze Niu) and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, Fengkuei, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Ah-ching, together with Ah-rong (Chang Shih) and Kuo-tzu (Chao Peng-chue) 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 Hsiao-hsing (Hsiu-ling Lin) the girlfriend of Huang Chin-ho (Tou Chung-hua), a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city and of growing up.
Awards
The film won the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1984 Nantes Three Continents Festival.