The Moon Also Rises (2005)
In a coastal village near Taidong during the 1960’s, a single, middle-aged mother, Bao-chai, lives a quiet life with her daughter, Xi-lian, a 20-year old schoolteacher. After conservative Bao-chai finds out that Xi Lian has fallen for her cousin, she forbids them to see each other. As time passes, Xi-lian finds love again, this time with Chu-cheng, a new teacher at her school from mainland China. When Chu-Cheng is relocated, he writes love letters to Xi-lian. Unknown to Xi-lian, the letters are intercepted and read by Bao-chai, who, in reading them, has feelings awakened in her that has been buried for most of her life. Then, one day, Chu-cheng comes to visit, and something happens that will change these three quiet lives forever…
| Movie ID | 157623 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Lin Cheng-sheng |
| Main cast | Yang Kuei-mei, Yi-nan Shih, Derek Chen, Lin Chia-yu, Gail Lin |
| Release date | 18 June 2005 |
| Release year | 2005 |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Duration | 105 min (1h 45m) |
| Rating | 7.5 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | – |
Director: Lin Cheng-sheng
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Yang Kuei-mei
Derek Chen
Gail LinRate & review
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