Century Egg

Century Egg

Century Egg

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Century Egg

2024

0h 16m

6.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

A man returns to Taiwan, the country he left behind decades prior, only to find himself wandering a city he no longer recognizes and in the company of a stranger who took him in.

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6 members

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Justin Chien

Daniel

Justin Chien

Acting

巫建和

Xiao An

巫建和

Acting

陳以文

Father

陳以文

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Lin Yu-Chen

Young Daniel

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Hung Koh Mei-Ying

Grandma

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Andrew Cheng

Restaurant Owner

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