18 is a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film directed by Ho Ping, written by Ho Ping and Kuo Cheng, based on Kuo Cheng's 1991 short story "God's Dice" (上帝的骰子).

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Directed by	Ho Ping
Written by	Kuo Cheng Ho Ping
Based on	"God's Dice" by Kuo Cheng
Produced by	Li Shu-ping Lu Mu-tsun
Starring	Lu Hsiao-fen Wu Hsing-kuo Tou Chung-hua
Cinematography	Ho Ping
Edited by	Chen Po-wen Chou Hsu-wei
Music by	Jim Shum
Production companies	Creative Communication Taiwan Film Culture
Release date	14 September 1993 (1993-09-14) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien

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The title refers to a popular Taiwanese gambling game played with 4 dice in a rice bowl, with the highest combination (called "18") containing 2 sixes and 2 of any identical number not six (i.e. 1166, 2266, 3366, 4466, and 5566).

• Wu Hsing-kuo as "Weirdo", probably a second-generation immigrant from mainland China who is a little confused about his identity.
• Lin Chi-lou as Weirdo's wife.
• Lin Chia-chen as Weirdo's young daughter who is too mature for her age.
• Lu Hsiao-fen as Mingzhu, a convenience store owner.
• Lu Hsiao-fen as Ah Kiu, a hotel owner.
• Tou Chung-hua as Ah Hai.
• Chen Hui-lou as Ah Kiu's old husband who came from mainland China around 1949.
• Sze Yu as Wu Sheng, an illegal immigrant from mainland China.

The film won International Federation of Film Critics Prize during the 1993 Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Thessaloniki, Greece.

• Shi ba at IMDb