Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Taipei Story scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Taipei Story violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Taipei Story end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Taipei Story easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Taipei Story

Name: Taipei Story
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tsai Chin, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wu Nien-jen, Lin Hsiu-Ling, Ko Su-yun

Directed by Edward Yang

Produced by Evergreen Film Company

1985120 min7.4 / 10

A melancholic portrait of two childhood sweethearts caught between past and future in modern Taipei, where love and loyalty collide with the pressures of contemporary life.

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Clusters

Bittersweet Doomed Romances East Asian History & Culture Asian City Movies Guilt And Shame Romantic Love Stories

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Regret Taiwan Taipei Childhood Sweetheart

Questions people ask

Is Taipei Story sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Taipei Story scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Taipei Story violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Taipei Story end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Taipei Story easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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