The Time to Live and the Time to Die (童年往事) 38 years old

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan.

Credits

The Time to Live and the Time to Die Cast

Name Character
Yang Li-yin She was 23, now 61 years old
Tien Feng He was 58, 87 years old when he died as Hou Fen Ming
Mei Fang She was 3, now 34 years old as Ming's wife
Jim Tao
Tang Ru-Yun She was 61, 87 years old when she died as Ming's mother

The Time to Live and the Time to Die Crew

Name Department
Liao Ching-Song as Editor. He was 36 (now 74) years old Editing
Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Director. He was 39 (now 77) years old Directing
Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Writer. He was 39 (now 77) years old Writing
Chu Tien-wen as Writer. She was 30 (now 67) years old Writing
Mark Lee Ping-Bing as Director of Photography. He was 32 (now 69) years old Camera
Tsui Siu-Ming as Assistant Director. He was 31 (now 70) years old Directing
The Time to Live and the Time to Die poster
The Time to Live and the Time to Die (38 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, August 03, 1985
  • Runtime: 138 minutes