Zui hao de shi guang

Name: Zui hao de shi guang
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2005-10-28
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Fang Mei, Shu-Chen Liao, Mei Di

IMDb ID: tt0459666 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.9 (6,292 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Three Times
Canada: Three Times (English)
Germany: Three Times
France: Three Times
United Kingdom: Three Times
Ireland: Three Times (English)
India: Three Times (English)
Italy: Three Times
Netherlands: Three Times
New Zealand: Three Times (English)
Sweden: Three Times
United States: Three Times
World-wide: Three Times (English)
South Africa: Three Times (English)
Brazil: Três Tempos
Portugal: Três Tempos
Hong Kong: 最好的時光 (Mandarin, Festival Title)
Taiwan: 最好的時光
Spain: Tiempos de amor, juventud y libertad
Romania: Trei povesti despre iubire
Mexico: Tres tiempos (Festival Title)
Poland: Trzy miłości
Serbia: Vreme za ljubav
Taiwan: Zuei hao de shih guang
Greece: Τρεις στιγμές
Greece: Τρεις φορές (Festival Title)
Russia: Три времени
Japan: 百年恋歌 (Japanese)
最好的時光Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-10-28Runtime120 minutesMetascore82IMDb Popularity0User Reviews48Critic Reviews76Countries / RegionsFrance
TaiwanLanguagesMandarin
Min NanKeywordstaipei taiwan
shanghai china
soldier
1910s
actress plays multiple charactersFilming LocationsTaiwanProduction Companies3H Films
Orly Films
Paradis FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459666/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0459666.jpgUpdated At2025-06-08T05:21:09

Directors

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Writers

T'ien-wen Chu
Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shu Qi | Character: May, Courtesan, Jing (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Chang Chen | Character: Chen, Mr. Chang, Zhen (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Fang Mei | Character: Old Woman, Grandmother (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Shu-Chen Liao | Character: Hostess, Madam, Jing's mother (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Mei Di | Character: May's mother, Madam, Aunt (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Shi-Shan Chen | Character: Haruko, Ah Mei, Blue (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Pei-Hsuan Lee | Character: Yue, Micky (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Yi-Hua Chang | Character: Billiard Player (segment: A Time for Love)
Actor: Hung-Yi Hsiao | Character: Billiard Player (segment: A Time for Love)
Actor: Hui-ni Hsu | Character: Billiard Player (segment: A Time for Love)
Actor: Pei-Te Hsu | Character: Billiard Player Mr. Su, Skeet (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Chi Feng Hung | Character: Billiard Player (segment: A Time for Love)
Actor: Lawrence Ko | Character: (segment: A Time for Love)
Actor: Ling-Tzu Liao | Character: Passenger, Maid (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Freedom)
Actor: Fu-Han Lyu | Character: Billiard Player, Friend (segment: A Time for Love) (segment: A Time for Youth)
Actor: Kuo-Chih Shu | Character: Master Su (segment: A Time for Freedom)
Actor: Chih-cheng Wang | Character: Middleman (segment: A Time for Freedom)
Actor: Wei-liu Wang | Character: Housekeeper (segment: A Time for Freedom)
Actor: Yu-Chun Yu | Character: Billiard Player (segment: A Time for Love)

[Directors Group]
Name: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: T'ien-wen Chu | Role: Writer
Name: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hua-Fu Chang | Role: Producer
Name: Gilles Ciment | Role: Producer
Name: Wen-Ying Huang | Role: Producer
Name: Ching-Sung Liao | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Giong Lim | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ping Bin Lee | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ju-kuan Hsiao | Role: Editor
Name: Ching-Sung Liao | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Wen-Ying Huang | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Chih-cheng Wang | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Shu-Chen Liao | Role: Makeup Department

[Art Department]
Name: Chia-Wei Cheng | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Shih Yi Chu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yu Teng Hsu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Duu-Chih Tu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tse Kang Tu | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Yi-Hua Chang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hung-Yu Chi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kuo-Hsuan Chou | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hung-Yi Hsiao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chi Feng Hung | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Li-Jen Liu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chi-liang Tan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cheng-tai Tsai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wei-liu Wang | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yu-Chun Yu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ching-Kuo Yuan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Han-Hui Sung | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kuan-Yi Wang | Role: Costume Department

[Production Department]
Name: Chang-Lung Kuo | Role: Production Department
Name: Ling-Tzu Liao | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Fu-Han Lyu | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Gin Oy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ai-Chen Tan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo-Yun Wu | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459666/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: May 20, 2005 (Cannes Film Festival)
Taiwan: June 25, 2005 (Taipei Film Festival)
United States: September 2, 2005 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 9, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: September 29, 2005 (opening film, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
United States: October 5, 2005 (New York Film Festival)
South Korea: October 6, 2005 (opening film, re-edited version, Pusan International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: October 27, 2005
Taiwan: October 28, 2005
France: November 16, 2005
Japan: November 19, 2005 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Greece: November 25, 2005 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 30, 2006 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Sweden: February 4, 2006 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Belgium: February 15, 2006
Serbia: March 2, 2006 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Singapore: March 30, 2006
Turkey: April 6, 2006 (Istanbul Film Festival)
United States: April 26, 2006 (limited)
Greece: April 27, 2006 (limited)
Netherlands: April 27, 2006
United States: May 1, 2006 (Indianapolis International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 4, 2006
Spain: August 25, 2006
Finland: September 17, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Japan: October 21, 2006
South Korea: February 14, 2007
Israel: March 30, 2007
Finland: June 14, 2007 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
Portugal: February 14, 2008
Greece: October 20, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Japan: September 15, 2011 (Taiwan Film Festival)
Italy: November 14, 2013 (DVD premiere)
United States: October 31, 2014 (Harvard Film Archive)
United States: January 2017 (Film at Lincoln Center)
Spain: December 7, 2017 (Asian Film Festival Barcelona)
Ireland: April 7, 2018 (East Asia Film Festival Ireland)
United States: September 5, 2019 (Film at Lincoln Center)
Singapore: April 2, 2021 (ArtScience Museum)
Taiwan: September 1, 2025 (Taoyuan Film Festival)

Awards

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