Goodbye, Dragon Inn

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

2003•1h 22m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(168)

On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.

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Production

Homegreen Films

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Lee Kang-Sheng

Lee Kang-Sheng

Projectionist

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Ticket Woman

Kiyonobu Mitamura

Japanese Tourist

Miao Tian

Miao Tian

Self

Shih Chun

Shih Chun

Self

Chen Chao-jung

Chen Chao-jung

Self

Yang Kuei-mei

Yang Kuei-mei

Peanut Eating Woman

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