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Goodbye, Dragon Inn
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Title: Goodbye, Dragon Inn

Release Date: 12 Dec 2003

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Homegreen Films

Production Companies: Homegreen Films

Overview: On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.737 (152 votes)

Cast

  • Projectionist: Lee Kang-sheng
  • Ticket Woman: Chen Shiang-Chyi
  • Japanese Tourist: Kiyonobu Mitamura
  • Self: Miao Tian
  • Self: Shih Chun
  • Self: Chen Chao-jung
  • Peanut Eating Woman: Yang Kuei-mei
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