Brother Liu and Brother Wang on the Roads in Taiwan
1958 Taiwanese film by Li Hsing
Brother Wang and Brother Liu on the Roads in Taiwan, or Brother Wang and Brother Liu Tour Taiwan (Chinese: 王哥柳哥遊台灣) is a Taiwanese Hokkien-language comedy film directed by Li Hsing, Chang Fang-Hsia and Tien Feng. It was released in 1959 as a two-part series. Part One premiered on February 7, 1959. Part Two premiered on February 19, 1959.
Plot
Wang and Liu, a plump shoeshiner and a skinny rickshaw driver living together in Taipei, see a fortune teller who states that the former will strike it rich in three days but the latter will die in 44. Wang indeed wins the lottery as predicted, causing Liu to fear for his life; in response, Wang decides to traverse the entire island of Taiwan with Liu before he dies. The duo encounter various situations and predicaments due to their lavish spending of their new wealth. Finally, they return to Taiwan as the predicted day of Liu's death approaches so he can spend his last moments with his girlfriend A-Hua. However, on the day of his death, he waits and waits until midnight, where the prediction is disproven and Liu stays alive. The next day, he happily marries A-Hua with Wang in tow.
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