Taipei 24H
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
2009-10-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.8
Megan Lai
Matt Wu
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Xian-Han Wang
Wu Kang-ren
Tiffany Hsu Wei-Ning
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Sean Su
Akio Chen
Mami Ku
Ven Kao
Ming-shiou Tsai
Tsai Ming-liang
Lu Yi-ching
Chou Heng-Yin
Ding Ning
Ying Wei-min
Angel Yao
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