Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Dec 12 2003
•1h 22m
•Drama, Comedy
On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.
Cast
See allLee Kang-sheng
Projectionist
Chen Shiang-Chyi
Ticket Woman
Kiyonobu Mitamura
Japanese Tourist
Miao Tian
Self
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