''18'' is a 1993 Taiwanese

experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many experimental films, parti ...

directed by

Ho Ping Ho Ping (; born 1958) is a Taiwanese film director. Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, he studied chemical engineering at Tunghai University before moving to the United States to earn an MFA from Syracuse University. Upon graduation, Ho returned to Taiw ...

, written by Ho Ping and

Kuo Cheng Tao Te-san (born 24 August 1955), better known by his pen name Kuo Cheng, is a Taiwanese fiction writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the screenplays of several films directed by Ho Ping and Kevin Chu. His older brother Tao Te-chen (陶 ...

, based on Kuo Cheng's 1991 short story "God's Dice" (上帝的骰子). The title refers to a popular Taiwanese gambling game played with 4 dice in a rice bowl, with the highest combination (called "18") containing 2 sixes and 2 of any identical number not six (i.e. 1166, 2266, 3366, 4466, and 5566).

Cast

Wu Hsing-kuo Wu Hsing-kuo () is a Taiwanese actor of the silver screen and theater, known for both his performance of complex movie roles as much as for his innovative adaptations of Western classics into traditional Peking Opera. Wu was trained in classical ...

as "Weirdo", probably a second-generation immigrant from mainland China who is a little confused about his identity. * Lin Chi-lou as Weirdo's wife. * Lin Chia-chen as Weirdo's young daughter who is too mature for her age. * Lu Hsiao-fen as Mingzhu, a convenience store owner. * Lu Hsiao-fen as Ah Kiu, a hotel owner. *

Tou Chung-hua Tuo Tsung-hua (; born 10 October 1962) is a Taiwanese actor. He won the 2005 Golden Bell Award for Best Actor. Selected filmography *''Osmanthus Alley'' (1987) *'' A Home Too Far'' (1990) *'' Zodiac Killers'' (1991) *'' 18'' (1993) *''The Day th ...

as Ah Hai. * Chen Hui-lou as Ah Kiu's old husband who came from mainland China around 1949. *

Sze Yu Sze Yu (born 30 September 1962) is a Chinese-born Australian actor, television presenter and retired badminton player. As a badminton player, he represented both Hong Kong and Australia. In the 1980s, he was one of the top players in the world. ...

as Wu Sheng, an illegal immigrant from mainland China.

Awards and nominations

The film won

International Federation of Film Critics The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

Prize during the 1993

Thessaloniki International Film Festival The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF), organized by the cultural institution of the same name under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture, is held every November in Thessaloniki.TIFF features international competition secti ...

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, Greece.

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0126181, Shi ba Films directed by Ho Ping Hokkien-language films 1990s Mandarin-language films Films with screenplays by Kuo Cheng Films shot in Taiwan Films set in Taiwan 1990s avant-garde and experimental films Taiwanese avant-garde and experimental films