
The Best of Times
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Overview
Although their characters and temperaments couldn't be less alike, 19-year olds Wei and Jie are best friends. They're also neighbours, living with widower fathers and problem siblings in the suburbs of Taipei. When Wei is promoted from the rank of nightclub parking valet to the rank of debt-collector in Brother Gu's gang, he persuades his boss to hire Jie to work alongside him. Things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job. Always excitable and volatile, Jie becomes reckless and dangerous when he has the gun in his hand. When they try to collect a debt from the boss of a rival gang, a fight erupts and Jie shoots the gang-boss. The boys find themselves on the run. But fate and their youthful dreams still have tricks to play.
Top Cast


Fan Wing
Fan Wing
Wei
Fan Wing
Wei


Kao Meng-Chieh
Kao Meng-Chieh
Jie
Kao Meng-Chieh
Jie
Wan-mei Yu
Wan-mei Yu
Granny
Wan-mei Yu
Granny
Mao-ying Tien
Mao-ying Tien
Wei's Father
Mao-ying Tien
Wei's Father
Yu-chih Wu
Yu-chih Wu
Min
Yu-chih Wu
Min
Shang-Ting Chang
Shang-Ting Chang
Dudu
Shang-Ting Chang
Dudu
Hen-Bao Lin
Hen-Bao Lin
Jie's Father
Hen-Bao Lin
Jie's Father
Yi-che Tseng
Yi-che Tseng
Brother Tse
Yi-che Tseng
Brother Tse


Tsai Ming-shiou
Tsai Ming-shiou
Uncle
Tsai Ming-shiou
Uncle
Yuang-Ting Chang
Yuang-Ting Chang
Dudu
Yuang-Ting Chang
Dudu
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