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Play While You Play

6.319811h 30mMovieDramaRomance

A photographer travels with her boyfriend to a seaside village in Penghu. There she strikes up a relationship with a blind man. When they reencounter one another back in Taipei, where he is preparing to undergo an operation to restore his sight, their connection intensifies.

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
WritersChiung Yao·Hou Hsiao-hsien
ProducerYao Pai Hsueh

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Play While You Play isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Taiwan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien

FFFong Fei-fei
Fong Fei-fei
Xiao Xinghui
KBKenny Bee
Kenny Bee
Gu Jintai
AYAnthony Chan Yau
Anthony Chan Yau
Lou Jiewen
SYShih Ying
Shih Ying
Salesman
CW
Chou Wan-Sheng
Xinghui's Father
LW
Ling Wu
Xinghui's Mother
MFMei Fang
Mei Fang
Principal
YCYen Cheng-kuo
Yen Cheng-kuo
Juvenile
YC
Yin-Hao Chen
Juvenile
CH
Cheng-Tzu Huang
Juvenile
CL
Ching-Hsun Liu
Juvenile
YS
Yu Sun
Juvenile

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Play While You Play — streaming FAQ

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