

Café. Waiting. Love
Overview
College freshman Si-ying gets a part-time job at “Cafe. Waiting. Love” coffee shop, where she befriends Abusi, a tomboyish barista who can make any coffee the customers request, the beautiful and mysterious cafe owner, and Zeyu, the boy who always sits in the same spot in the cafe who seems to be very popular with girls and on whom Si-ying develops an instant crush.
Top Cast

Vivian Sung
Lee Siying

Bruce He
Tzeng Yuan-Tuo / A-Tuo

Vivian Chow
Café Owner

Megan Lai
Abusi

Marcus Chang
Ze Yu

Pauline Lan
Auntie Jindao

Lee Luo
Brother Bao

Cheng Chih-wei
Gang Leader of Islander

Wong Yat-Fei
Senior Leader of Iron Head Organization

Ben Lam Kwok-Bun
Senior Leader of Karate Organization
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About Café. Waiting. Love
Café. Waiting. Love is a comedy, romance, fantasy film released in 2014 exploring themes of friendship, supernatural, coffee shop, sausage, unrequited love, college life. Directed by Ching-Lin Chiang, it stars Vivian Sung, Bruce He, Vivian Chow. College freshman Si-ying gets a part-time job at “Cafe. Waiting. Love” coffee shop, where she befriends Abusi, a tomboyish barista who can make any coffee the customers request, the beautiful and mysterious cafe owner, and Zeyu, the boy who always sits in the same spot in the cafe who seems to be very popular with girls and on whom Si-ying develops an instant crush.
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