Pigeon Tango | |
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Chinese | 盜命師 |
Literal meaning | Life Stealer |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dào mìng shī |
Directed by | Lee Chi-yuarn |
Written by | Lee Chi-yuarn |
Produced by | Chien Li-fen |
Starring | Sunny Wang Annie Chen Jason King Liao Chun Lu Yi-ching Cecilia Choi |
Cinematography | Mahua Feng |
Edited by | Lee Chi-yuarn David Chuang |
Music by | Yoshihiro Hanno |
Production company | Chi & Company |
Distributed by | Activator Marketing |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese |
Box office | NT$690,000 (Taipei) [1] |
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