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.
The Rain of Sorrow | |
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Traditional | 煙雨濛濛 |
Simplified | 烟雨濛濛 |
Mandarin | Yān Yǔ Méngméng |
Directed by | Wang Yin |
Screenplay by | Chou Hsu-chiang |
Based on | Fire and Rain by Chiung Yao |
Produced by | Chu Chin-ching |
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Cinematography | Hu Chi-yuan |
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Music by | Liu Hung-yuan |
Production company | Tien Nan Motion Picture Company |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
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]
1966 4th Golden Horse Awards
Gua at that time was the youngest Best Leading Actress winner in Golden Horse Awards history.
Adaptations of works by Chiung Yao | |
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Wan-chun's Three Loves |
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Ya Qi |
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Fire and Rain |
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Ting Yuan Shen Shen |
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Zai Shui Yi Fang |
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Huan Zhu Ge Ge (characters) |
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Other works |
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