That Day, on the Beach

That Day, on the Beach (海灘的一天, 1983) is a Taiwanese drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Edward Yang (楊德昌) — one of the founding voices of the Taiwan New Wave. Starring Sylvia Chang and Terry Hu, the film runs 166 minutes.

Two old friends meet for dinner after thirteen years apart. One is now a concert pianist just back from a European tour; the other has started a new business. Over the course of the evening, two stories surface: a brother who left love behind for a profitable marriage, and a husband who disappeared under unexplained circumstances at the beach.

Yang tells it in fragments, cutting between past and present until the timeline itself becomes part of what the film is about. Built around a single long conversation — and enough. Stream That Day, on the Beach (1983) online on iFILM.