Nightclub singer Chun-mei falls for violinist Cheng-hsiung, who writes her a birthday melody. Her father's illness, debt, and violence force them apart. Directed by Japanese filmmaker Yuasa Namio with a transnational cast, the Mandarin feature is followed by a Taiwanese-language trailer. When the same faces and scenes speak in different languages, dubbing alters character, emotional distance, market position, and cinematic identity, while the gap invites us to imagine its lost Taiwanese soundtrack.
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Chin Mei
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Namio Yuasa Director
First release July 22, 1967 · Original title 懷念的人
Production
永新影業公司
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Original title
懷念的人
Original language
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · July 22, 1967
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No release date listed for United States.
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