The Best of Times
2002, Chinese. Directed by Chang Tso-chi.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 20 September 2002
- Original title
- 美麗時光
- Country
- Taiwan, Japan
- Written by
- Chang Tso-chi
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The Best of Times runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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The Best of Times isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 2002. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Best of Times?
The Best of Times (2002) was directed by Chang Tso-chi and stars Fan Wing, Kao Meng-Chieh, Wan-mei Yu.