In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Goodbye South, Goodbye
“Fast times, easy money, big trouble.”
Overview
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Status
Released
Production
3-H Films, Shochiku, Team Okuyama
Cast
Jack Kao
Kao
Lim Giong
Flatty
Vicky Wei
Hui
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Pretzel
Hsu Kuei-ying
Ying
Lien Pi-tung
Tung
Lui Ming
Hsing's Father
Go Ming
Ming
Shih-huang Chen
Flatty's Uncle
Kuei Li
Brother Xu
Li Tian-Lu
Pig Owner
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