Love in Chilly Spring
4.8
This wartime romantic melodrama set in the mountains of Yilan during the final days of WWII. Young and free-spirited Shiow-lan (Feng Fei-fei) falls in love at first sight with Charng-rong (Liang Hsiu-shen), a worker at her father’s lumber mill. She likes to sing, he likes to write music. With their parents' approval, the two decide to get married but their plans are thwarted by Japanese lieutenant Herng-shan who has set his eyes on Shiow-lan. Herng-shan drafts Charng-rong and sends him to war in Southeast Asia where almost certain death awaits.
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Cast
17 people
Fong Fei-fei
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Feng Fei-fei
Liang Hsiu-shen
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Heroes of the Eastern Skies
Empress of the Dynasty
Ting-Jen Chuang
Huang Kun Lin
Chen Chun-Liang
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The Ammunition Hunter
Huang Kun Lin
Liu Shang-Chien
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The Witch with Flying Head
Thrilling Bloody Sword
Nan-Shen Wang
Chen Chun-Liang
Gua Ah-leh
Known for
The Wedding Banquet
Joy of Life
Ko Hsiang-Ting
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Execution in Autumn
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Chen Chun-Liang Director · Huang Kun Lin Writer
First release January 1, 1979 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 春寒
Production
Hwa Liang Movie Company Ltd.
Production
Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
春寒
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · January 1, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
September 4, 1981 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 30, 2017 · Singapore Chinese Film Festival
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