In an apartment building in Taipei, a high school girl—the only child in the family on the top floor—leaves home after being grounded for several days. As for the DINK couple in the middle, the husband is going on a business trip but also rushing to his ex-girlfriend who came from the US. Down to the big family with four children on the first floor, the father cannot bear the noises anymore and announces first thing in the morning that he will work overtime today. This is a new middle-class cosmopolitan comedy shaped by multiple narratives.
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Cast
15 people
Chen Chen
Zhen zhen
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Wu Chia-Chi
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Lui Ming
Chang Po
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Niu Fang-yu
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Pan Chieh-Yi
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The Bride from Hell
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Julie Lee Chi-lun
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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Chang Ping-Yu
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Shaolin Wooden Men
A Touch of Zen
Han Su
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New Fist of Fury
Kao Hain Chih
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Taiwan Ah-Shing
Oyster Girl
Ko Chun-Hsiung
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Island of Fire
Ko Hsiang-Ting
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Execution in Autumn
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Pai Ching-jui Director · Chang Yung-Hsiang Writer Lin Tsan-Ting Cinematographer
First release July 19, 1969 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 今天不回家
Production
Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
今天不回家
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · July 19, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
April 29, 2025 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
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