Three Times (最好的時光) 19 years old
There are three stories of women and men: in "A Time for Love" set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool; "A Time for Freedom," set in a bordello in 1911, revolves around a singer's longing to escape her surroundings; in "A Time for Youth" set in 2005 Taipei, a triangle in which a singer has an affair with a photographer while her partner suffers is dramatized. In the first two stories, letters are crucial to the outcome; in the third, it's cell-phone calls, text messages, and a computer file. Over the years between the tales, as sexual intimacy becomes more likely and words more free, communication recedes.
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Three Times Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shu Qi She was 29, now 48 years old | as May / Ah Mei / Jing |
| Chang Chen He was 28, now 48 years old | as Chen / Mr. Chang / Zhen |
| Lawrence Ko He was 28, now 47 years old | |
| Chen Shi-Zheng He was 42, now 61 years old | as Haruko / Ah Mei |
| Lee Pei-Hsuan | as Hostess / Mickey |
| Mei Fang She was 15, now 35 years old | as Alte Frau |
| Su-jen Liao | as Madam / Jings Mutter |
| Mei Di | as Mays Mutter / Madam |
Three Times Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Liao Ching-Song as Editor. He was 55 (now 74) years old | Editing |
| Liao Ching-Song as Producer. He was 55 (now 74) years old | Production |
| Hua-fu Chang as Producer. | Production |
| Huang Wen-Ying as Production Design. | Art |
| Huang Wen-Ying as Producer. | Production |
| Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Director. He was 58 (now 77) years old | Directing |
| Hou Hsiao-Hsien as Author. He was 58 (now 77) years old | Writing |
| Lim Giong as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (now 60) years old | Sound |
| Chu Tien-wen as Author. She was 48 (now 68) years old | Writing |
| Mark Lee Ping-Bing as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 70) years old | Camera |
Three Times (19 years)
- Release day: Friday, May 20, 2005
- Runtime: 136 minutes