Dust in the Wind (film)

Dust in the Wind is a 1986 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is based on co-screenwriter Wu Nien-jen's own experiences, and is the first part of a trilogy of collaborations with Wu, the others being A City of Sadness (1989) and The Puppetmaster (1993).

Dust in the Wind
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese戀戀風塵
Simplified Chinese恋恋风尘
Literal meaningdeep love, windblown dust
Hanyu Pinyinliàn liàn fēngchén
Hokkien POJloân loân hong-tîn
Directed byHou Hsiao-hsien
Written byChu T’ien-wen
Wu Nien-jen
StarringWang Chien-wen
Xin Shufen
Li Tian-lu
CinematographyMark Lee Ping-Bin
Music byChen Ming-Chang
Production
company
Distributed byCentral Motion Picture Corporation
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesTaiwanese
Mandarin

Synopsis

A love story about a young couple from a village in the northern-east part of Taiwan in the early 1980s. The boy, Wan, goes to Taipei to work after graduating from junior high school so he can earn money to send home. The girl, Huen, follows him the next year and they work hard to earn enough money to marry. Then Wan must spend three years in the Republic of China Army and the girl marries someone else. Although Wan regrets what happened he does not blame Huen.

Cast

  • Wang Chien-wen as Wan (謝文遠 Xiè Wényuǎn)
  • Xin Shufen as Huen (江素雲 Jiāng Sùyún)
  • Li Tian-lu as Wan's grandfather
  • Lawrence Ko as Mrs. Lin's son

Production

The film features Li Tian-lu in the role of the grandfather. Li became a central part of Hou's major films.

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