The Time to Live and the Time to Die
About The Time to Live and the Time to Die
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
The Time to Live and the Time to Die is a 1985 drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Yu An-shun stars as Ah Ha, Tien Feng as Hou Fen Ming, Mei Fang as Ming's Wife, and Tang Ru-Yun as Ming's Mother.
It runs 136 minutes and was released in August 1985. Written by Chu Tien-Wen and Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Members will find semi autobiographical, autobiographical, taiwan, and youth gang in it. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 112 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.
A Brighter Summer Day, The Irishman, and Flipped make useful companions to The Time to Live and the Time to Die, all filed under 1960s and coming of age.