Human Comedy

Oct 1, 2001

1h 57m

★ 9.0

Overview

The film has four main-storylines. A shoe store girl who likes Tony Leung, a couple who is suffering from cockroaches and is looking for a new apartment, a salesperson who is worried about his ex-wife, and a young actor from a small theater group who is afraid of being seen naked by his mother.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Chang Ling-Shien

Chao Tzu-Chiang

Wen Jixing

陳世文

Lee Kang-i

蕭華文

Chiang Wei-Hua

張藝生

徐琬瑩

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