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台北發的早車 (1964)
Early Train from Taipei
Origin: Taiwan
Language: Hokkien 
Genre: Drama 
Release Date (Taiwan): 08/13/1964
 
Director
  Liang Che-Fu
 
Screenwriter
  Lai Yueh-Shan
 
Producer
  Lai Kuo-Tsai
 
 
Cast
  Bai Lan ... Huang Hsiu-Lan
  Chen Yang (2) ... Hue-Thao
  Wu Ching-Fang ... Suat-Gno (Hsueh-Erh)
  Chen Tsai-Hsing ... Chairman Li Hun-Liong
  Ling Ling (3) ... Ling Ling
  Wang Ke ... Brother Wang
  Hu Tou ... Painter, Narator
  Ying Ying ... Hsiao-Lan's mother
  Ou Yun-Lung ... Ballroom manager Li
  Li Min-Lang ... Ong Bin-Long
  Yang Wei-Hsi ... Judge
  Lai Te-Nan ... Prosecutor
  Ko Yu-Min ... Defence counsel
  Wang Yung ... Gangster
  Chang Ching-Hsiu ... Mr. Tshong
  Ai Tong-Kua ... [Extra] [at court]
  Hsiao Wang ... beaten boy
 
Production Company
  Lucky Star (HK) (Jinxing) Film Company
 
Distributor
  Tai Lien Film Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
 
Script Supervisor
  Yu Chun (3)
 
Cinematographers
  Wu Chia-Chun   Wang Jun
 
Lighting
  Liu Che   Kuo Chien-Kung
 
Editor
  Hsiao Chou
 
Sound Recordist
  Liu Tien-Ken   Wang Yong-Fang
 
Music
  Li Kuo-Pao
 
Singer
  Chang Shu-Mei   Kuo Chin-Fa
 
Production Manager
  Wu Fei-Chien
 
Filming Location
  Taiwan
 
 
Summary
  Hsiu-Lan (Bai Lan) and Huo-Tu (Chen Yang) are young lovers in rural Changhua County, central Taiwan. After her father's death, Hsiu-Lan's sick mother reveals the family is heavily in debt. Hsiu-Lan goes to Taipei in search of work. After some hesitation, she accepts an offer to become a taxi dancer in a nightclub, and is given an extensive makeover, complete with perm and high heels. When Huo-Tu visits, he is disappointed by Hsiu-Lan's transformation. Leaving her a note, he heads back to Changhua on the early train from Taipei. She rushes to the station, but cannot find him. When she tries to quit the nightclub, the Chairman (Chen Tsai-Hsing) gets her drunk, rapes her, and installs her as his mistress