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The Village of No Return

The Village of No Return

20176.61h 56m

Overview

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

Directed by Chen Yu-hsun
Written by Chen Yu-hsun, Chang Yao-sheng
Produced by Lee Lieh, Yeh Jufeng
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Top Cast

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Autumn

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Fortune Tien

Joseph Chang

Joseph Chang

Master Wan

Lin Mei-Shiu

Lin Mei-Shiu

Dark Cloud

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Rock Peeler

Tony Yang

Tony Yang

Dean

Ku Pao-Ming

Ku Pao-Ming

Chief

Cheng Yu-Chieh

Cheng Yu-Chieh

Autumn's Father

Ying Wei-min

Ying Wei-min

Villain

Chieh-Hui Hsu

Chieh-Hui Hsu

Golden Lin

Themes & Keywords

memory losstaoismremote village

About The Village of No Return

The Village of No Return is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2017 exploring themes of memory loss, taoism, remote village. Directed by Chen Yu-hsun, it stars Shu Qi, Wang Qianyuan, Joseph Chang. In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

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