The Terrorizers
Also known as Terrorizers
The Terrorizers is a 1986 drama film by acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang.
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7.4An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.
Released: 1986-12-19109 minDir: Edward YangDrama, Crime, Mystery, ThrillerPart of: Coffret Edward Yang
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Cast
- Cora Miao as Zhou Yufang
- Lee Li-Chun as Li Lizhong
- King Shih-chieh as Chen Weibin
- Ku Pao-ming as Police Chief
- Liu Ming as Shu An's Mother
- Wang An as Shu An
Themes
- photographer
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- Plot
- Cast
- Reception and legacy
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
The Terrorizers is a 1986 drama film by acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang.
==Plot== Aimless young woman Shu An flees from the police with her criminal boyfriend Shun when his gang's apartment hideout is raided, injuring her leg when she jumps from a balcony. Unemployed photographer Qiang takes pictures of Shun being arrested, getting one of Shu watching it happen. Zhou Yufen, a woman suffering from depression after a miscarriage three years prior, struggles to write a novel about a couple with marital issues. The section chief of the hospital her husband Li Lizhong works at dies, leaving himself, his longtime friend and colleague Jing, and a third man up for the spot. He falsely implicates Jing for a crime the old chief committed, and Jing, believing the third man to be responsible, quits in indignation.