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Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan

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Directed by
  
李行 張方霞 田豐

Starring
  
矮仔財 李冠章 柯玉霞

Cinematography
  
陳忠信

Running time
  
2h 35m

Written by
  
李行 慕容鍾(編劇)

Music by
  
周藍萍

Edited by
  
李行

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Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan (王哥柳哥遊台灣) is a Taiwan two series movies comedy film directed by Li Xing.It was released on 7 February 1958

Plot

Overweight shoeshiner Brother Wang (Wang Ge) and skinny rickshaw driver Brother Liu (Liu Ge) are best friends and roommates. One day, they come across a fortune teller who offers a peculiar forecast: that Wang will become very wealthy in three days but that Liu will die in 44 days.

When Wang strikes gold by winning the lottery, just as predicted, the celebratory mood is soon eclipsed by the reminder that Liu’s death also has been forecast. With his newfound wealth, Wang decides to reward his dying buddy with the trip of a lifetime. Carrying around a suitcase full of cash, the working-class twosome embark on a road trip around the beautiful island of Taiwan. Enjoying a lavish lifestyle as inexperienced big spenders, they find themselves in unexpected situations and amusing predicaments, one after another.

As the 44-day “deadline” approaches, Liu begins to feel ill and homesick. The two return to Taipei so that Liu can spend his last moments with his girlfriend A-hua. On the day of his anticipated death, a seemingly unwell Liu rests in his coffin at home, fully dressed and somberly waiting for his life to end. Many hours pass by, Liu becomes impatient and gets up to use the restroom, after which he feels much better. As midnight falls, it is obvious that Liu has been spared from death. The next day, Wong happily accompanies a lively and cheerful Liu on his way to get married with A-hua.

References

Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan Wikipedia