Cast
Lee Kang-sheng
Credits
Written by: 
Tsai Ming-liang
Cinematography: Jhong Yuan Chang
Editing: Jhong Yuan Chang
Produced by: Claude Wang
Plot
Two men in a hotel and a city.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tsai Ming-liang's near-silent film follows two men, one ill and one a young migrant, who meet for a massage in a hotel. Patient, tender and sparse, it is a quietly moving meditation on loneliness and human touch.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,226 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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