The Hole
7.4
“A search for intimacy in a world of disaster.”
In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.
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Cast
12 people
Yang Kuei-mei
The Woman Downstairs
Known for
Eat Drink Man Woman
The World Between Us
Lee Kang-sheng
The Man Upstairs
Known for
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Vive L'Amour
Miao Tian
The Customer at Market
Known for
The River
Dragon Inn
Hui-Chin Lin
Neighbor
Lin Kun-huei
The Kid
No other roles listed
Tong Hsiang-Chu
The Plumber
No other roles listed
Chen Shiang-Chyi
(voice)
Known for
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
The Wayward Cloud
Daphne Han
(voice)
Bo-Chin Wei
(voice)
Jacques Picoux
(voice)
Known for
The Assassin
Yee Chih-yen
(voice)
Also in
Fluffy Rhapsody
City of Lost Things
Lu Yi-ching
(voice)
Known for
Stray Dogs
The Wayward Cloud
Tsai Ming-liang Director · Pi-ying Yang Screenplay Grace Chang Composer
United States release July 10, 2026 · Produced in Taiwan, France · Production Arc Light Films, La Sept-Arte
Production
Haut et Court
Production
Arc Light Films
Production
La Sept-Arte
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production
China Television
Production
Taiwan · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
洞
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 16, 1998
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Taiwan · September 14, 1998
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 2026
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 14, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
March 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
September 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 13, 2000 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 30, 2000 · Theatrical
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