Brother Wang and Brother Liu Tour Taiwan-1-Genres & Themes-國家電影及視聽文化中心 Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute

王哥柳哥遊台灣-上
Brother Wang and Brother Liu Tour Taiwan-1

Directed : 李行 LI Hsing

Opening : 2021-11-22 00:00:00 ~ 2028-12-31 23:55:00

Year : 1959

Color : 黑白

Length : 01:24:06

Production: Taiwan

Introduction

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Fat Wang and skinny Liu are best friends. One day, a fortune teller foresees that Wang will win a fortune in three days, but Liu will die in 44 days. When Wang wins the lottery as predicted, Liu is troubled by the forecast that he will die soon. To cheer his best friend up, Wang decides to use the prize money to take Liu on a trip around Taiwan, beginning a series of unexpected adventures.

This frothy Taiwanese-dialect comedy was LI Hsing's directorial debut. It showcases Taiwan's scenery in the 1950s and features relatable characters based on Hollywood's classic comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy. The film score was composed by acclaimed composer ZHOU Lan-Ping, whose playful music coupled with the actors' slapstick action renders this amazing comedy. ZHOU later composed for many notable films including the star-crossed musical The Love Eterne (1963) and two martial arts classics Come Drink with Me (1966) and Dragon Inn (1967).

Director's Profile

Born in 1930, LI Hsing is lauded as the godfather of Taiwan cinema for having made representative works across various genres in Taiwan's film history, whether they be Healthy Realist melodramas, Chiung-Yao's romance adaptations, or epic narrations of local history. With huge success in the box office and with critics, LI was venerated as a great master before the generation of Taiwan New Cinema auteurs.