The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
| Directing | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Director |
| Writing | Wu Nien-jen | Writer |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Sound |
| Writing | Chu Tien-wen | Writer |
| Sound | Ching-an Yang | Sound |
| Production | Chiu Fu-Sheng | Producer |
| Camera | Chen Hwai-En | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Chang Tso-chi | Assistant Director |
| Art | Lam Shung-Man | Art Direction |
| Art | Chi-Wah Lau | Art Direction |