The River (1997)
1h 56m
Running Time
August 7, 1997Release Date
Plot.
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Miao Tian
Father
Lee Kang-sheng
Hsiao-Kang
Lu Yi-ching
Mother
Ann Hui
Director
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Girl
Chao-jung Chen
Anonymous Man
Chen Chao-jung
Anonymous Man
Zhang Long
Mother's lover
Lin Hsiao-Lan
Mother
Yang Kuei-Mei
Girl in Hotel
Tsai Ming-liang
Director
Yi-chun Tsai
Writer
Hu-pin Chung
Executive Producer
Pi-ying Yang
Writer
Shun-Ching Chiu
Producer
Hsu Li-kong
Producer
Liao Pen-jung
Cinematographer
Chan Sing-Cheong
Editor
Hui-Chin Lin
Production Manager
Tony Lan
ProductionDesigner
Chih-ming Huang
Production Manager
Lee Pao-lin
Art Direction
Ching-an Yang
Production Sound Mixer / Sound
Shih-Fang Wang
Associate Producer
Wang Ming Tai
Assistant Director
Lei Chen-ching
Editor
Shih-Yuan Lin
Line Producer
Nien-Chiu Cheng
Set Decoration
Mu-Shan Kuo
Set Decoration
Yu Wang
Costume Design
Zenia Chou
Makeup Artist
Pei-Chun Chen
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain. In 2003, a critic called it Tsai's "bleakest film."