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Goodbye South, Goodbye is a taiwanais film of genre Drama directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien released in USA on 1 january 1996 with Jack Kao
Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
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Add to a movie listGoodbye South, Goodbye (simplified Chinese: 南国再见,南国; traditional Chinese: 南國再見,南國; pinyin: Nánguó Zaìjiàn, Nánguó) is a 1996 film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
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Gao (Jack Kao) rides the train to Pinghsi to set up a 10-day gambling den with his friend Hsi (Hsi Hsiang). He takes his acolyte Flatty (Lim Giong) and Pretzel (Annie Shizuka Inoh), Flatty's girl friend, who works part-time in a night club.Actors
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