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The Hole

1998 · 95 min · Director: Tsai Ming-liang ★ IMDb 7.4 · 4,894 ratings

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While never-ending rain and a strange disease spread by cockroaches ravage Taiwan, a plumber makes a hole between two apartments and the inhabitants of each form a unique connection, enacted in musical numbers.

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The Hole (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Awe 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Awe, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Musical, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Cast

KY
Kuei-Mei Yang

YK
Yang Kuei-mei

The Woman Downstairs

LK
Lee Kang-sheng

The Man Upstairs

MT
Miao Tien

MT
Miao Tian

The Customer at Market

HL
Hui-Chin Lin

Neighbor

LK
Lin Kun-huei

The Kid

TH
Tong Hsiang-Chu

The Plumber

CS
Chen Shiang-Chyi

(voice)

DH
Daphne Han

(voice)

BW
Bo-Chin Wei

(voice)

JP
Jacques Picoux

(voice)

YC
Yee Chih-yen

(voice)

LY
Lu Yi-ching

(voice)

Details

Directed by
Tsai Ming-liang
Written by
Tsai Ming-liang, Pi-ying Yang
Type
Movies
Released
1998
Runtime
95 min
Country
Taiwan, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 4,894 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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