Lee Kang-sheng’s Typical Vibe
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Lee Kang-sheng has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.
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In Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Chao-jung, Wang Yu-wen

Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Yang Kuei-mei, Chen Chao-jung

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-ching

On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Kiyonobu Mitamura

Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-ching
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