Brother Wang and Brother Liu Tour Taiwan
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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 p...(Read more)
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).
Available Formats: DVD, Blu-ray and DCP
| Chinese title： | 王哥柳哥遊台灣 |
| Year： | 1959 |
| Director： | LI Hsing |
| Duration： | 148 min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Fiction |
| Genre： | Comedy |
| Theme： | Cultural Conflict、History、The City、2020 Program: Hitting the Road: Taiwanese Road Movies |
| Color： | B & W |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Mono |
| Language： | Taiwanese |
| Subtitle： | English |
| Producer： | YANG Zu-Guang |
| Actors： | ZHANG Fu-Cai, LI Guan-Zhang, KE Yu-Xia |
| Screenplay： | LI Hsing, MURONG Zhong |
Camera： |
CHEN Zhong-Xin |
| Editor： | LI Hsing |
| Music： | ZHOU Lan-Ping |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Licensed to all regions except: Taiwan, China(not including Hong Kong, Macau) |
| Royalty period： | Jun. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Licensing contact： | This film is for non-profit screenings only. Regarding conditions for screening, please contact Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute: toolkit@mail.tfi.org.tw |
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