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Three Times

Three Times

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Three Times

2005

2h 10m

6.9(109 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.

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Sino Movie

Paradis Films

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

May / Courtesan / Jing

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen

Liao Su-jen

Hostess / Madam / Jing's Mother

Mei Di

May's Mother / Madam / Aunt

Chen Shi-Zheng

Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue

Lee Pei-Hsuan

Yue / Mickey

Mei Fang

Mei Fang

Old Woman

Lawrence Ko

Lawrence Ko

Wang Chih-cheng

Wang Chih-cheng

Creative team

Directed by: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by: Chu Tien-Wen
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Produced by: Liao Ching-sung
Chang Hua-Fu

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