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Poster for A Borrowed Life
Long Shong Pictures

A Borrowed Life

1995 167 min Chinese
Wubly rating 7.2 IMDb rating 7.4

Sega's children, born into post-war Chinese rule, can't relate to their father's love for Japanese culture, having grown up under Japanese rule before WWII.

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Wu Nien-jen Director · Liu Cheng-Chuan Cinematographer

First release November 1, 1994 · Produced in Taiwan · Languages Chinese, Japanese

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Long Shong Pictures

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Taiwan

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Original title

多桑

Original language

Chinese

Spoken on screen

Chinese · Japanese

Release dates

Greece · November 1, 1994

Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival

No release date listed for United States.

Japan

August 26, 1995 · Theatrical

Taiwan

November 7, 2017 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

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