Taiwan Synopsis
青梅竹馬
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
The 1984–1986 Taiwan Window
5 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Taipei Story sits at position #2.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Taipei Story. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1980s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taipei Story premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #24 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #21 of 118 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Evergreen Film Company |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | May 1, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0089866 |