Mahjong

Mahjong

1996 · 121 min · ZH · 7.5 (25 votes)
Dir. Edward Yang · Starring Lawrence Ko, Chang Chen, Tang Tsung-sheng, Virginie Ledoyen, Kaizo Hayashi, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling · Coffret Edward Yang
ComedyDramaCrime

Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him, and they track down his son, Red Fish, the leader of a street gang.

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A dizzying, darkly comic dive into Taipei's underbelly. Expect a whirlwind of violence, absurdity, and existential dread as characters grapple with debt and destiny in a city that never sleeps.

nihilisticchaoticcynicalabsurdistfreneticTaiwanese New Waveneo-noirdark comedygritty realismcrimefamilyfateurban decay
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gangsterdark comedytaiwantaipei
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