''Sweet Degeneration'' () is a 1997 Taiwanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
written and directed by
Lin Cheng-sheng. It was entered into the
48th Berlin International Film Festival
The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film ''The Boxer'' by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Rainmaker'' was selected as the closing night film. The ...
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Cast
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Pen-yu Chang as Mei-li
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Shiang-chyi Chen
Chen Shiang-chyi (; born 27 November 1969) is a Taiwanese actress. She has appeared in most of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films.
Career
When she was studying at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Chen was spotted by Edward Yang when h ...
as Ju-feng
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Shih-huang Chen as Father
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Leon Dai
Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film '' Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...
as Ah-hai
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Chao-yin Hsiao as Hsiao-lien
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Tze-min Hsiao as Mei-li's friend
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Kang-sheng Lee
Lee Kang-sheng () (born 21 October 1968) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include ''The Missing'' in 2003 and ''Help Me Eros'' in 2007.
C ...
as Chun-sheng
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Su-feng Lee as Motel chef
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Chih-long Lin as Ah-ching
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Li-jung Lu as Prostitute
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Ming-Ching Lu as Ah-biao
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Mei-fong Yen as Motel chef
References
External links
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1997 films
1997 drama films
1990s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Lin Cheng-sheng
Taiwanese drama films
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