Zen Taipei Ah-Kuan

Aug 11, 1994

1h 29m

★ 6.0

Overview

Ah-Kuan, a teenager who grew up in a single-parent family, could not find warmth in his family, so he turned to friendship and love for solace. However, for the sake of friendship, he was caught in a dangerous storm and almost lost his life in the storm. It was also because of this storm that Ah-Kuan had the opportunity to go up the mountain, where he met an old Zen master and two young monks in a dilapidated temple.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Production Companies

Far Eastern Animation Productions Ltd.

Zen Taipei Ah-Kuan Trailers

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Cast

Ah-Kuan (voice)

Li Yung

Guo Chung (voice)

Liu Ang

Guo Bao (voice)

Hu Ching-Chuan

Master Lotus (voice)

Tu Te-Hsun

Chiang Hsien-Cheng

Chao Ming-Che

Liu Hsiao-Yun

Li Ying-Shu

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