Mahjong

Name: Mahjong
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime
Released: 1996-12-07
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Lawrence Ko, Chang Chen, Tang Tsung-sheng, Virginie Ledoyen, Kaizo Hayashi

1996·Movie·121 min·★ 7.5(46)

Comedy Drama Crime

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

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About Mahjong

Mahjong is a 1996 Chinese-language comedy, drama and crime film directed by Edward Yang. The cast is led by Lawrence Ko, Chang Chen, Tang Tsung-sheng. It has a runtime of 2h 1m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

Mahjong was produced by Atom Films and made in Taiwan. It was released on December 7, 1996.

Director: Edward Yang
Writers: Edward Yang
Release date: December 7, 1996
Original language: Chinese
Status: Released
Country: Taiwan
Production: Atom Films

#gangster#dark comedy#taiwan#taipei

Mahjong cast & crew

Mahjong was directed by Edward Yang and written by Edward Yang.

The cast features Lawrence Ko as Luen-Luen, Chang Chen as Hong Kong, Tang Tsung-sheng as Red Fish, Virginie Ledoyen as Marthe, Kaizo Hayashi as Policeman, and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Mother of Red Fish.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Li Yi-xu and it was produced by Yu Wei-Yen.

Is Mahjong worth watching?

At 2h 1m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and crime, Mahjong is worth a place on your watchlist.

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