25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

U.S. Premiere

Last Night in Taipei

明日的過客

Six years ago, Blanche, Jake, and Axin were inseparable friends who shared a dream: becoming actors. Then they scattered, and as life has it, they lost touch. Kuo Cheng-chui’s bittersweet drama reunites the three of them by chance on a single night in the heart of Taipei and, in Before Sunrise fashion, gives them just one evening together before the city pulls them apart again. Across that brief window, old affection, buried resentment, and the ache of unfinished youth begin to surface. Kuo keeps the camera close to his three vivid leads and to the neon streets they wander after dark, letting the reunion play out in something close to real time.

Director: Kuo Cheng-chui
Producers: Kuo Cheng-chui, Cheng Chou, Ethan Zheng, Tien-Tien Liu
Screenwriter: Kuo Cheng-chui
Cast: Yu Chen, Phil Hou, Jeff Kuo, Chi Yun Mao
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2025; 87 min.; DCP
Countries: Taiwan, France

SCHEDULE:

Sunday July 19, 2:30pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Intro and Q&A with director Kuo Cheng-chui

Kuo Cheng-chui
郭承衢

Kuo Cheng-chui is a writer-director born in Taipei. He graduated from Provence University and divides his life between Taiwan and France. His short film Family Viewing (2008), which was nominated for best short film at France’s César Awards, starred Lu Yi-ching, who returned alongside Gwei Lun-mei in his first feature, Foret Debussy (2016), the opening film of the Kaohsiung Film Festival. His second feature, Clément, Alex et tous les autres (2019), was released on Prime Video in Europe. He comes to NYAFF with Last Night in Taipei.