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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
  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
  Wang Jun   Wu Chia-Chun
 
Lighting
  Kuo Chien-Kung   Liu Che
 
Editor
  Hsiao Chou
 
Sound Recordist
  Liu Tien-Ken   Wang Yongfang
 
Music
  Li Kuo-Pao
 
Singer
  Kuo Chin-Fa   Chang Shu-Mei
 
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