Father to Son
6.6
On his 60th birthday, Van is told that he is seriously ill. But instead of going to Taipei for treatment, his illness leads him to Japan. Together with his son, he goes in search of the father who abandoned him 50 years ago. At the same time, a young man with a mysterious connection to Van's past is travelling from Hong Kong to Taiwan.
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Cast
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Michael Huang
Fan Baode
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Aria Wang
Guo Yuqin
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Wen Chen-ling
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Fan Daqi
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Jag Huang
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Samuel Ku
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Lung Siu Wa
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Lü Hsueh-feng
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96 Minutes
Hsiao Ya-chuan Director · Chris Hou Composer Summer Lei Composer
First release January 29, 2018 · Produced in Taiwan · Languages Chinese, Japanese
Production
BIT Production
Production
Pixelfly Digital Effects
Production
Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
范保德
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Netherlands · January 29, 2018
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Taiwan · August 17, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
November 10, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Hungary
April 12, 2018 · Premiere · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Poland
November 14, 2018 · Premiere · Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Spain
April 8, 2018 · Premiere · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
Taiwan
June 28, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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