Snowfall in Taipei
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| Traditional Chinese | 台北飄雪 |
| Simplified Chinese | 台北飘雪 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Táiběi Piāoxuě |
| Directed by | Huo Jianqi |
| Written by | Chikayo Tashiro Su Xiaowei |
| Based on | Snowfall in Taipei by Chikayo Tashiro |
| Produced by | Tomoko Fushimi Jeffrey Chan Michelle Yeh Yu Dong Hideki Kawamura Shironori Kawasaki Tomoharu Kusunoki Liu Jing Zhang Hao |
| Starring | Chen Bolin Tong Yao Morning Tzu-Yi Mo Tony Yang |
| Cinematography | Sun Ming Li Dahai |
| Edited by | Yan Tao |
| Music by | An Wei |
Production companies | Go! Cinema Polybona Films |
| Distributed by | Polybona Films Distribution Workshop Three Dots Entertainment Company Innoform Media |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Countries | China Japan Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin English |
Snowfall in Taipei (Chinese: 台北飘雪) is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese-Japanese romance film directed by Huo Jianqi and starring Chen Bolin, Tong Yao, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, and Tony Yang.[1][2][3] The film is based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Chikayo Tashiro. The film premiered in Japan on February 20, 2010.
Plot
[edit]Xiao Mo (Chen Bolin) is a young man living in Jingtong, an ancient town in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. One day, a Shandongese pop singer May (Tong Yao) is announced missing in Taipei, but soon appears in Xiao Mo's town. With a voice problem and desperate to hide herself, she seeks help from Xiao Mo, who offers her a place to stay, a job in a local restaurant, and takes her to a doctor for treatment. As time passes by, Xiao Mo finds himself in love with May, however, May loves Ah Lei, who is her producer.
Cast
[edit]- Chen Bolin as Xiao Mo
- Yue-Tang Tommy Wang as young Xiao Mo
- Tong Yao as May, a singer from Qingdao, Shandong
- Morning Tzu-Yi Mo as Jack
- Tony Yang as Ah Lei, May's love interest and producer.
- Teresa Daley as Wen Wen
- Janel Tsai as Lisa
- Wang Juan as Restaurant Proprietress
- Fan Zhuhua as the landlady
- Shih-Chieh King as Master Ma
- Chen Yiting as Xiao Mo's mother
Soundtrack
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hand Prophecy (手的预言)" (Opening theme) | Cheer Chen | Cheer Chen | Cheer Chen | 01:36 |
| 2. | "View the Rain of Taipei in Winter (冬季到台北来看雨)" (Interlude) | Li Ziheng/ Wu Ruoquan | Jin Tiezhang | Meng Tingwei | 05:04 |
| 3. | "The Meaning of Travel (旅行的意义)" (Interlude) | Cheer Chen | Cheer Chen | Cheer Chen | 04:04 |
| 4. | "Good Night, Baby (晚安宝贝)" (Interlude) | Wang Qianting | |||
| 5. | "Too Much (太多)" (Interlude) | Hong Hong | Cheer Chen | Cheer Chen |
Production
[edit]This film was shot entirely on location in Taipei and Jingtong.
Release
[edit]Snowfall in Taipei was released in Japan on February 20, 2010, in Taiwan on September 15, 2011 and in mainland China on April 1, 2012.
Reception
[edit]Douban gave the film 5.5 out of 10.
Box office
[edit]Snowfall in Taipei grossed 2.07 million yuan in Chinese box office.
Accolades
[edit]| Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival | Huo Jianqi | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | 13th Chinese Film Media Awards | Most Prominent Performance Award | Chen Bolin | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Snowfall in Taipei". tiff-jp.net. 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ 陈柏霖剪短头发不留胡子 为《台北飘雪》瘦身. Tencent (in Chinese). 2009-10-22.
- ^ Zhao Dandan (2012-04-05). 画面像观光片剧情太文艺 《台北飘雪》票房遭遇寒冬. CRI (in Chinese).
External links
[edit]- Snowfall in Taipei at IMDb
- Snowfall in Taipei at Douban (in Chinese)
- Snowfall in Taipei at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)