The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985)
童年往事
ThumbScore
👍 77%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Yu An-shun as Ah Ha / Ah Hsiao
Tien Feng as Hou Fen Ming
Mei Fang as Ming's Wife
Tang Ru-Yun as Ming's Mother
Hsin Shu-Fen as Wu Shumei
Hsiao Ai as Hsiao's Sister
Ng Siu-Ying
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Is The Time to Live and the Time to Die good?
Most people think so. 77% audience score, estimated from 112 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 100%, but audiences were less impressed.
Overview
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China. Wikipedia ↗
