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Taipei Exchanges
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Title: Taipei Exchanges

Release Date: 14 May 2010

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Drama

Director: Atom Films

Production Companies: Atom Films

Overview: Doris simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie turns the café into a burgeoning bartering business. There, even a soulful song (by Japanese singer Atari Kosuke in a cameo) is a tradable commodity. One day, a traveler brings in 35 soaps from around the world with a story for each of them, awakening Doris' imagination about the outside world that she has never seen.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (25 votes)

Cast

  • Doris: Gwei Lun-Mei
  • Joise: Zaizai Lin
  • Chun-Ching: Chang Han
  • : Yuli Ma
  • Japanese customer: Atari Kousuke
  • : Pa Yu
  • : Kenny Chang
  • : Yu-Wen Chang
  • : Hsu-Hu Yuan
  • : Adriene Lin
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