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Synopsis
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.
Jack Kao
Cast
Lim Giong
Cast
Vicky Wei
Cast
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Cast
Hsu Kuei-ying
Cast
Lien Pi-tung
Cast
Lui Ming
Cast
Go Ming
Cast
Shih-huang Chen
Cast
Kuei Li
Cast
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Chu Tien-Wen
Writer
Jack Kao
Writer
King Jieh-wen
Writer
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