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Wandering Peddlers (1995), 旅するパオジャンフー, directed by Mitsuo YANAGIMACHI Language: Taiwanese mandarin/ Subtitles: Japanese hardsub, English softsub Synopsis: The Ye family, led by old Tianshuang, entertain prospective customers with fire-eating and juggling displays before selling their snake oil. Business is declining, and Tian-shuang’s son, A-Hong, isn’t sure whether he should find another line of business. His girlfriend, A-Ling, is a feisty young woman who doesn’t let him get away with anything. Japanese auteur Mitsuo Yanagimachi, who scored success on the fest circuit with his early dramatic features, “A 19 Year Old’s Plan” and “Farewell to the Land,” has become fascinated with the culture of China; “The Wandering Peddlers” is the third consecutive film he’s made on a Chinese theme, after “Shadow of China” and “About Love Tokyo.” This time he and his crew went to Taiwan where they filmed, in loose cinema verite style, a number of medicine peddlers, or paojiang-hu, who still travel the country selling their wares and entertaining small-town audiences. ....... No copyright infringement intended. For educational and entertainment purposes only. All rights reserved to YANAGIMACHI Mitsuo.
