Bu san

Name: Bu san
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2003-12-12
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Chun Shih, Miao Tien

IMDb ID: tt0377556 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.1 (6,596 votes)

Genres: Drama · Comedy

On a dark, wet night a historic and regal Chinese cinema sees its final film. Together with a small handful of souls they bid "Goodbye, Dragon Inn".

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Good Bye, Dragon Inn
Spain: Good Bye, Dragon Inn
United Kingdom: Good Bye, Dragon Inn
Hong Kong: Good Bye, Dragon Inn (English)
World-wide: Good Bye, Dragon Inn (English)
Canada: Goodbye, Dragon Inn (English)
France: Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Italy: Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Poland: Goodbye, Dragon Inn
United States: Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Brazil: Adeus, Dragon Inn
Portugal: Adeus, Dragon Inn
Germany: Bu san
Mexico: Bu san
Hong Kong: 不散 (Cantonese)
Taiwan: 不散
World-wide: Bu jian bu san (Alternative Title)
Serbia: Zbogom zmajevo gnezdo
Slovenia: Zbogom, Dragon Inn
Greece: Αντίο, Dragon Inn
Russia: Прибежище дракона
Ukraine: Прощавай, Dragon Inn (Festival Title)
Japan: 楽日
Good Bye, Dragon InnRelease Date2003-12-12Runtime82 minutesMetascore83IMDb Popularity0User Reviews40Critic Reviews89Countries / RegionsTaiwanLanguagesMandarin
Min Nan
JapaneseKeywordstaipei taiwan
existential loneliness
slow cinema
film reel
disillusionmentFilming LocationsTaipei, TaiwanProduction CompaniesHomegreen FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377556/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0377556.jpgUpdated At2025-02-12T09:35:40

Directors

Tsai Ming-liang

Writers

Sung Hsi
Tsai Ming-liang

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kang-sheng Lee | Character: Hsiao-Kang
Actor: Shiang-chyi Chen | Character: Ticket Woman
Actor: Kiyonobu Mitamura | Character: Japanese tourist
Actor: Chun Shih | Character: Self
Actor: Miao Tien | Character: Self
Actor: Chen Chao-jung | Character: Actor
Actor: Yi Cheng Lee | Character: Actor
Actor: Kuei-Mei Yang | Character: Peanut Eating Woman
Actor: Quail Youth-Leigh | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Tsai Ming-liang | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sung Hsi | Role: Writer
Name: Tsai Ming-liang | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ai-Lun Chu | Role: Producer
Name: Hung-Chih Liang | Role: Producer
Name: Vincent Wang | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Pen-Jung Liao | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sheng-Chang Chen | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Yi-Chieh Chiu | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Vivian Ming Chou | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vincent Wang | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sheng-Nan Chang | Role: Art Department
Name: Kuo-Chih Hung | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Duu-Chih Tu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tse Kang Tu | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Lung-Yu Li | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Woon-Chong Shong | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Jie-Yao Chen | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Chong-kai Huang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yu-Jiun Liu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harold Manning | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hsin Yin Sung | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jia-Ling Sung | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1223016473/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1223016473/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1619179036898.mp4?Expires=1788371998&Signature=oyZxkwq5TygcfvB-42j12VYrMmhLqJiahtpu~XkTQtWfxh9UDRp5a-5YbTlOe8eSHInkr~KMPs2kr4Znd0eTohW1ix9~ACmD964sb07ZxzD5oEdMVQJQagVLVlkUlrsPtLRJaprDETSot5sGv4nT2XsWcKXuZarUBL9JhiB5DXlzd4Ij1x74tAN4hjJXNtnCUzqdGj0aR656FIhpiVivLo3XKM76oT2INIU0rnHAh9LwJPggQ8FQonS7I4g-GwHAOfsJ7dTkp4K6WGbpCxjf9HmppQNl4VVsrVk7p2VsD2gc4W~cwUTGGAaBPolUII2aoKri3jeThsWGhYChAnTsiw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Italy: August 29, 2003 (Venice Film Festival, premiere)
Canada: September 9, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 28, 2003 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
South Korea: October 5, 2003 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United States: October 15, 2003 (New York Film Festival)
Austria: October 21, 2003 (Vienna International Film Festival)
Japan: November 1, 2003 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 3, 2003 (BFI London Film Festival)
United States: November 4, 2003 (Hawaii Film Festival)
Sweden: November 13, 2003 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
Norway: November 23, 2003 (Oslo International Film Festival)
France: November 29, 2003 (Nantes Festival of 3 Continents)
Taiwan: December 12, 2003
Australia: 2004 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 23, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Czech Republic: January 30, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Serbia: March 3, 2004 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Denmark: March 27, 2004 (NatFilm Festival)
United Kingdom: April 1, 2004 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: April 2, 2004 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Argentina: April 14, 2004 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Turkey: April 19, 2004 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 20, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Singapore: May 1, 2004 (closing film, Singapore International Film Festival)
Germany: June 27, 2004 (Munich International Film Festival)
France: July 2, 2004 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
United States: July 12, 2004 (Maine International Film Festival)
France: July 21, 2004
United States: September 17, 2004 (limited)
Belgium: September 29, 2004
United Kingdom: October 8, 2004
Portugal: March 10, 2005
Mexico: August 4, 2005 (Mexico City)
Japan: August 26, 2006
Poland: July 27, 2009 (New Horizons Film Festival)
Japan: November 29, 2015 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Italy: September 4, 2019 (digitally re-mastered version, Venice Film Festival)
Mexico: March 18, 2021 (FICUNAM)
Spain: May 2, 2021 (D'A Film Festival)
Spain: May 14, 2021 (Barcelona, Madrid, subtitled version)
Spain: May 25, 2021 (Zaragoza, subtitled version, event release)
Spain: May 26, 2021 (A Coruña, subtitled version, event release)
United Kingdom: May 26, 2021 (BFI Southbank)
United States: January 26, 2022 (Philadelphia, PA, 4K restoration)
Japan: October 24, 2022 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Singapore: October 30, 2022 (Perspectives Film Festival)
Ukraine: October 18, 2023 (Kyiv Critics' Week)
Poland: November 16, 2023 (Five Flavours Asian Film Festival)
Portugal: February 11, 2024 (Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema)
Greece: November 5, 2025 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Portugal: January 29, 2026 (Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema)
Poland: April 22, 2026 (Timeless Film Festival Warsaw)

Awards

Box Office