Goodbye South, Goodbye

Name: Goodbye South, Goodbye
Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Released: 1996
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: King Jieh-Wen, Kuei-Ying Hsu, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Jack Kao, Ming Kao

1996 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,027 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien

Overview

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,004 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:19 Hello.

00:07:40 What about the dogs?

00:10:49 Don't know a good cup of tea when he sees one.

00:13:08 Tell him to call me when he has time.

00:15:44 l must be a cheap girl.

00:21:51 Like in the stock market.

00:27:19 OK, l'll see if l can help you.

00:29:26 -Where you taking me? -That's for us to decide.

00:36:17 No, call back in a while.

00:41:52 You know what time this is? No answer.

00:44:36 Used pigment.

00:48:05 -l'll take it. -You take it.

00:51:00 They condemn the land, claim what's on top, too.

00:54:58 -lt's like a coordinated effort. -Yeah, coordinated effort.

01:05:09 You come first.

01:12:22 That's it. They took things over.

01:15:52 My sister called me a few days ago.

01:19:42 Ming takes care of all family matters.

01:22:03 What are you now?

01:26:19 Fuck, where were you?

01:31:18 OK.

01:37:56 so l can be here to get to know you.

01:40:53 Kid is my man. His cousin.

01:43:11 We're all brothers.

Cast & Characters

King Jieh-Wen Hsi Kuei-Ying Hsu Ying Annie Shizuka Inoh Pretzel Jack Kao Kao Ming Kao Ming Wu Lei Kao's Father Pi-tung Lien Tung Giong Lim Flatty Vicky Wei Hui Shih-huang Chen Flatty's uncle

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,004

Dialogue density8.7 lines / min

First line00:03:19

Final line01:43:11

Production Record

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien

LanguageChinese

IMDb votes2,027