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Dust in the Wind

Original title: Liàn liàn fengchén
  • 1986
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
Dust in the Wind (1986)
MandarinDramaRomance

A young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.A young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.A young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.

  • Director
    • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
  • Writers
    • T'ien-wen Chu
    • Nien-Jen Wu
  • Stars
    • Shu-Fen Hsin
    • Chien-wen Wang
    • Tien-Lu Li
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
    • Writers
      • T'ien-wen Chu
      • Nien-Jen Wu
    • Stars
      • Shu-Fen Hsin
      • Chien-wen Wang
      • Tien-Lu Li
    • 11User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast17

    Shu-Fen Hsin
    Shu-Fen Hsin
    • Kang So-Huen
    Chien-wen Wang
    • Wan
    Tien-Lu Li
    • Grandpa
    • (as Tian-Lu Li)
    Grace Chen
    Shu-Fang Chen
    Shu-Fang Chen
      Danny Deng
      Danny Deng
      Chi-Ying Kao
      Lawrence Ko
      Lawrence Ko
      • Mrs. Lin's son
      • (as Ko Yu-Luen)
      Te-Nan Lai
      Ju Lin
      Yang Lin
      Tien-Run Liu
      Mei-Feng
      Fang Mei
      Fang Mei
      Chung Wang
      Bi-yuan Yan
      Li-Yin Yang
      Li-Yin Yang
      • Ying
      • Director
        • Hsiao-Hsien Hou
      • Writers
        • T'ien-wen Chu
        • Nien-Jen Wu
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews11

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      • Trivia
        This film is inspired by screenwriter Wu Nien-Jen's childhood memories. It is the third installment of director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's "Coming-of-Age Trilogy" that features three prominent Taiwanese screenwriters' coming-of-age stories. The other two are A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) (inspired by the coming-of-age story of Chu Tien-wen) and A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) (inspired by the coming-of-age story of Hou Hsiao-Hsien, who is a screenwriter-turned-director).
      • Connections
        Featured in When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • 1986 (Taiwan)
      • Country of origin
        • Taiwan
      • Official site
        • International Film Circuit
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Min Nan
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • Liebe wie Staub im Wind
      • Production company
        • Central Motion Pictures
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 49m(109 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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