Fish Pond

Fish Pond

2022 · 87 min · TV Movie, Drama

University student Hsu-hao longs for love. He subscribes to the “fish pond theory”, believing that he should spend time with and compare many different girls before choosing the right one. One night, Hsu-hao comes across a girl named “Koi” on a dating app and they hit it off, but the app does not match them. As he begins searching for her, a classmate recommends that he use the “Rent a Girlfriend” service. Hsu-hao ends up having a great Valentine’s Day with a girl from the service, and despite still wanting to kind Koi, he becomes inexplicably attracted to this new girl…

Directed by Wang Yi-ling · Written by Ting-Ning Chen

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Wu Nien-hsuan Hsu Hao
Allison Lin Yu-chen
Wang Yu-xuan Alice
Wen Ching-Yu Ka-pi
Garfield Chung Cheng-chun Han-wen
Chiao Yuan-yuan Girl with hair highlights
Yeh Hui-chih Hsu's mother
Lin Yao Hsu Chieh

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