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In Our Time

In Our Time

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In Our Time

1982

1h 50m

7.2(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.

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Central Motion Picture Corporation

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Cast & Crew

11 members

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張艾嘉

Unknown Role

張艾嘉

Acting

An-ni Shih

Hsiao-fen

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李立群

Unknown Role

李立群

Acting

張盈真

Chang Chi Fen

張盈真

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Li Kuo-hsiu

Unknown Role

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Wang Qiguang

Unknown Role

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蔡燦得

Unknown Role

蔡燦得

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Chi Chen

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Chi Chen

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Sheng-wen Lan

Unknown Role

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孫亞東

Unknown Role

孫亞東

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Duo-Duo Yao

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