A Borrowed Life
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A Borrowed Life (Chinese: 多桑; pinyin: Duōsāng) is a 1994 Taiwanese film and the directorial debut of Wu Nien-jen.[1][2] The film depicts cultural and regime change in Taiwan.[3]
The film's running time is 167 minutes.[4] Reviews by Ken Eisner in Variety and Stephen Holden in The New York Times noted that the film was autobiographical and told largely from the perspective of director Wu Nien-jen as a child.[5][6] Eisner was critical of the film for its excessive focus on the father-son relationship, which left other characters' viewpoints unexplored.[5] Chen Kuan-Hsing examined languages and dialects used in the film, linking differences to the cultural changes portrayed within, as Japanese rule was lifted and the Kuomintang assumed control of Taiwan.[7]
- Tsai Chen-nan as Sega
- Kerris Tsai as Sega's wife
- Chung Yo-hong, Cheng Kwei-chung and Fu Jun as Wen Jian
- Peng Wan-chun as sister
- Lee Chuo-liang as brother
- Akio Chen as Nomu, Sega's neighbor
- Mei Fang as Sega's mother
- Chen Hsi-huang as Sega's father
- Chang Feng-shu, Akiko, Nomu's wife
- Chen Shu-fang, Akiko's mother
