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A Drifting Life

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After his wife dies during childbirth, Ku-cheng leaves his children behind in their rural village while he finds work on a construction site in the city. He develops a relationship with a widow but despite their intimacy, he refuses to remarry.

DirectorLin Cheng-sheng
WritersLin Cheng-sheng·So-ching Ko
ProducerLee Daw-ming

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Cast · Directed by Lin Cheng-sheng

LKLee Kang-sheng
Lee Kang-sheng
Ku-cheng
JT
Jing Tseng
WYWang Yu-wen
Wang Yu-wen
VWVicky Wei
Vicky Wei
DCDavid Chao
David Chao
GSGrace Chen Shu-Fang
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Grandmother

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