The Rain of Sorrow
| The Rain of Sorrow | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 煙雨濛濛 |
| Simplified | 烟雨濛濛 |
| Mandarin | Yān Yǔ Méngméng |
| Directed by | Wang Yin |
| Produced by | Chu Chin-ching |
| Screenplay by | Chou Hsu-chiang |
| Based on |
Fire and Rain by Chiung Yao |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Liu Hung-yuan |
| Cinematography | Hu Chi-yuan |
| Edited by |
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Production company |
Tien Nan Motion Picture Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Rain of Sorrow is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Wang Yin, based on Chiung Yao's 1964 novel Fire and Rain. The film stars Wang Yin himself, as well as 21-year-old Gua Ah-leh in her acting debut.
Wang Yin handpicked Gua Ah-leh, a recent graduate of National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts), from over a thousand candidates for the lead role. The film's other investors wanted a "sexier" bankable actress, but Wang wouldn't budge. Eventually Wang had to finance the film all by himself after other investors quit the project, but his selection proved brilliant. Gua Ah-leh won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for this film, and would go on to become one of the greatest actresses in the cinema of Taiwan.[1][2]
Cast
- Gua Ah-leh as Lu Yi-ping
- Wang Yin as Lu Chen-hua
- Lu Pi-yun as Hsueh-chin
- Wu Chia-chi as Ho Shu-huan
- Yi Li as Lu Ru-ping
- Chen Ying as Lu Meng-ping
- Chang Wen-hua as Lu Ehr-chieh
- Wei Shao-ming as Lu Ehr-hao
- Chou Mei-li as Fang Yu
- Ming Ko as Lu Yi-ping's mother
- Lin Wei-cheng as Ho Shu-huan's mother
- Chou Hsun as Ah-lan
- Lin Pin as Wei Shao-hsiung
Awards and nominations
1966 4th Golden Horse Awards
- Won—Best Leading Actress (Gua Ah-leh)
- Won—Best Supporting Actress (Lu Pi-yun)
Gua at that time was the youngest Best Leading Actress winner in Golden Horse Awards history.
References
- ↑ 【台灣演義】台灣影后 歸亞蕾 [Taiwan History - Rose Kuei] (YouTube) (in Chinese). Formosa Television. 2014-06-15.
- ↑ Chang Meng-jui (張夢瑞) (February 2014). "歸亞蕾 演技入化境，豁達奪金馬" [Golden Horse Winner Gua Ah-leh: Superb Acting, Positive Attitude]. Good News Broadcasting (in Chinese).