Goodbye South, Goodbye

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

Written by Jack Kao, Chu Tien-wen, King Jieh-wen

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.

Cast

Jack Kao

Kao

Lim Giong

Flatty

Vicky Wei

Hui

Annie Shizuka Inoh

Pretzel

Hsu Kuei-ying

Ying

Lien Pi-tung

Tung

Lui Ming

Hsing's Father

?

Go Ming

Ming

?

Shih-huang Chen

Flatty's Uncle

?

Kuei Li

Brother Xu

Li Tian-Lu

Pig Owner