Sweet Girl's Mind-Boggling Twist Makes the Movie... Feminist
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Growing Up
The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.
- / 5
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The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.
Rating:
Genre:Drama
Written By:Hou Hsiao-hsien, Yah-Ming Ding
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Central Motion Picture Corporation
Cast
Chen Kun-hou
Director
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Lin Hsiu-Ying
Tsui Fu-Sheng
Pi Da-shun
Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
Shiao Pi
Chuan-Wen Cheng
Young Shiao Pi
Chang Pao-Shan
Sweet Potato's Father
Chang Ping-Yu
Mrs. Zhu
Tou Tsung-hua
Adult Shiao Pi
Tsao Chien
Mr. Zhu
Yen Cheng-kuo
Shiao Pi's Younger Brother
Li-Shun Yu
Hsiao Yun
Cheung Hei
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