

Top Cast

Shu Qi
Autumn

Wang Qianyuan
Fortune Tien

Joseph Chang
Master Wan

Lin Mei-Shiu
Dark Cloud

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Rock Peeler

Tony Yang
Dean

Ku Pao-Ming
Chief

Cheng Yu-Chieh
Autumn's Father

Ying Wei-min
Villain

Chieh-Hui Hsu
Golden Lin
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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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