
It is a story about a bowl and dice, the macrocosm and man.
A multi-lingual tour guide who owns multiple passports one day drives his wife and daughter to a desolate seashore town and checks in a secluded, spacious, ruins-like hotel. From that moment on, he throws himself into gambling, tossing the dice with local residents all day. Sometimes he wins big, but sometimes he loses all. Feeling neglected and uncomfortable, his wife and daughter soon leave him and return home. He stays and wanders in this fishing village and gradually immerses himself in the surroundings—a place rife with immoral vagabonds, outlaws and weirdoes.
The film's tagline is: "It is a story about a bowl and dice, the macrocosm and man."
The original title is "十八啦" (ZH).
The runtime is 104 minutes (1h 44m).
The film was directed by Ho Ping.
The screenplay was written by Kuo Cheng and Ho Ping.
Cinematography was handled by Ho Ping.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0126181.
Mixed
4 votes
十八啦
Released
普通话
Taiwan