Ah-Chung
1996, Chinese. Directed by Chang Tso-chi.
The story concerns a male youth named Ah Chung (or Diong-ah in the Taiwanese dialect) who graduates from high school and descends into a maelstrom of personal, familial, and communal conflicts. Ah Chung is going through the liminal stage of finding his place and aim in life. He is sent by his mother to a boot camp, training as one of the Eight Generals. This is a job in performing as a god in Taiwanese popular rituals and Ah Chung's mother believes it can bring spiritual and social goodwill to the much-troubled family: Financially strained mother who is a performer of "low-brow" entertainment, a kid brother who is somewhat retarded, a half-sister who is raped by his alcoholic father, and Ah Chung's listlessness which is easily sucked in by the local gang rivalry...
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 31 December 1996
- Original title
- 忠仔
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chang Tso-chi
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Ah-Chung runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Ah-Chung isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ah-Chung?
Ah-Chung (1996) was directed by Chang Tso-chi and stars Liu Shengzhong, Chiu Hsiu-min, Tsai Ming-shiou.