---
title: 'Three Times (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hou Hsiao-Hsien'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-times-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0459666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Three Times (2005)

2005 · 116 min · Drama · Taiwan, France

Original title: 最好的時光

## Synopsis

Three Times is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It consists of three separate stories of romance, set in different eras, using the same lead actors, Shu Qi and Chang Chen. In "A Time for Love," set in 1966, a soldier (Chang) meets an alluring pool-hall hostess (Shu). "A Time for Freedom," set in 1911, focuses on a courtesan's relationship with a freedom fighter during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. In "A Time for Youth," set in 2005, a singer forsakes her female lover for a photographer with whom she's having an affair.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien)
- **Screenplay:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien), [Chu Tʻien-wen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chu-t-ien-wen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lim Giong](https://cinepixo.com/people/lim-giong)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Lee Ping Bin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lee-ping-bin)
- **Editor:** [Liao Ching-sung](https://cinepixo.com/people/liao-ching-sung)

## Cast

- [Chang Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chang-chen)
- [Shu Qi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shu-qi)
- [Lawrence Ko](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-ko)

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