Touching Starlight is a true story about a young girl, Chen Wei, an aspiring dancer whose hopes and dreams for the future are dashed when her leg is amputated due to cancer. To encourage others to overcome their handicaps and to live successful and productive lives, Chen Wei starts a local radio talk program, "Starlight," which also works to address the acceptance of the handicapped by the community at large. Unfortunately, though the radio program proves to be immensely popular due to her hard work and the tireless support of her numerous friends, Chen Wei is forced to leave when it's learned that her cancer has spread, becoming terminal.
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Cast
19 people
Zhang Ziyi
Chen Wei
Known for
Memoirs of a Geisha
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Sun Min
Zhao Dalei
Also in
官场现形记
上海沧桑
Jian Chen
Hung Huang
Known for
Gone with the Bullets
Wenxue Sun
Jiang Shan
Known for
Mr. Six
Chen Qiang
Known for
Devils on the Doorstep
Together
Sun Jinglu
Also in
Jian mian li
Caravans with Ring
Chan Kou
(as Kou Zhan)
Bojiang Li
(as Xili Bojiang)
Qinggang Liang
Also in
Woman Demon Human
Legend of Eight Immortals
Lau Kar-Wing
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Sun Wenxue Director
Budget $60K · First release August 23, 1996 · Produced in China
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$60,000
Production
China
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Original title
星星点灯
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · August 23, 1996
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No release date listed for United States.
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