A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese Cinema. Saw Tiong Guan clearly established a very personal bond with his subject, and also found many of Tsai Ming-liang’s colleagues prepared to complete this portrait of a quiet yet outspoken artist.
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Cast
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Chen Shiang-Chyi
Self
Known for
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
The Wayward Cloud
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Self
Known for
Taipei Story
The Boys from Fengkuei
Shiang-chyi Chen
Shiang-chyi Chen
Tiong Guan Saw
Saw Tiong Guan
Ang Lee
Self
Also in
Grade One
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Retrospective
Piyasak Vitayaburananont
Lee Kang-sheng
Self
Known for
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Vive L'Amour
Tsai Ming-liang
Self
Also in
Sleeping on Dark Waters
Wandering
Kang-sheng Lee
Kang-sheng Lee
Wang Hsiao-Ti
Self
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Self
Also in
Thirdworld
Behind the Blur
Saw Tiong Guan Director · Lim Chee Yong Editor Kai-Foong Kok Editor
First release October 4, 2013 · Produced in Malaysia · Original title 昨天
Production
Malaysia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
昨天
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
South Korea · October 4, 2013
Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
December 3, 2014 · Brisbane Film Festival
Austria
October 24, 2014 · Vienna International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 12, 2014 · Balinale International Film Festival
Singapore
December 5, 2013 · ASEAN Film Festival
Taiwan
October 4, 2013
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