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Mahjong

Mahjong

19967.42h 1m

Overview

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

Directed by Edward Yang
Written by Edward Yang
Produced by Yu Wei-Yen
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Top Cast

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Luen-Luen

Chang Chen

Chang Chen

Hong Kong

Tang Tsung Sheng

Tang Tsung Sheng

Red Fish

Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Ledoyen

Marthe

Kaizo Hayashi

Kaizo Hayashi

Policeman

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Mother of Red Fish

Wang Chi-tsan

Wang Chi-tsan

Little Buddha

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Nick Erickson

Marcus

Ko I-chen

Ko I-chen

Luen-Luen's Father

Wang Bosen

Wang Bosen

Gangster in Red Suit

Themes & Keywords

gangsterdark comedytaiwantaipei

About Mahjong

Mahjong is a comedy, drama, crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of gangster, dark comedy, taiwan, taipei. Directed by Edward Yang, it stars Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen, Chang Chen, Tang Tsung Sheng. Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

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