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Goodbye South, Goodbye

Goodbye South, Goodbye

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Goodbye South, Goodbye

"Fast times, easy money, big trouble."

1996

1h 56m

6.9(44 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Kao

Lim Giong

Lim Giong

Flatty

Vicky Wei

Vicky Wei

Hui

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Pretzel

Hsu Kuei-ying

Hsu Kuei-ying

Ying

Lien Pi-tung

Lien Pi-tung

Tung

Lui Ming

Lui Ming

Hsing's Father

Go Ming

Ming

Shih-huang Chen

Flatty's Uncle

Kuei Li

Brother Xu

Creative team

Directed by: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by: Jack Kao
Chu Tien-Wen

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