A Drifting Life
1996, Chinese. Directed by Lin Cheng-sheng.
After his wife dies during childbirth, Ku-cheng leaves his children behind in their rural village while he finds work on a construction site in the city. He develops a relationship with a widow but despite their intimacy, he refuses to remarry.
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 May 1996
- Original title
- 春花夢露
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Lin Cheng-sheng, So-ching Ko
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A Drifting Life runs 123 minutes (2h 3m).
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A Drifting Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1996. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Drifting Life?
If you liked A Drifting Life, try Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Holy Lands, The Young One.
Who directed A Drifting Life?
A Drifting Life (1996) was directed by Lin Cheng-sheng and stars Lee Kang-sheng, Jing Tseng, Wang Yu-wen.