A Summer at Grandpa's

Nov 24, 1984

1h 33m

★ 7.4

Overview

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Marble Road Productions

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Cast

Tung-tung

Wong Kai-Gwong

Ting-ting

Lee Suk-Ching

Liu Chang-min

Chen Bo-zheng

Lin Pi-yun

Lin Hsiu-Ling

Yen Cheng-kuo

Huizhen

Nai-Chu Ting

Guanglin

Edward Yang

Tung-tung's Grandmother

Mei Fang

Tung-tung's Grandfather

Ku Chun

Hanzi

Yang Li-Yin

Cho Sheng-Li

Chiang Ching-Hsia

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