Taipei 24H

Oct 9, 2009

1h 34m

★ 6.8

Overview

Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

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Cast

Megan Lai

Matt Wu

Li Kuan-Yi

Mo Tzu-Yi

Xian-Han Wang

Wu Kang-ren

Boss's Woman

Hsu Wei-Ning

Sean Su

Akio Chen

Mami Ku

Ven Kao

Ming-shiou Tsai

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