| Snowfall in Taipei | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Huo Jianqi | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Tomoko Fushimi Jeffrey Chan Michelle Yeh Yu Dong Hideki Kawamura Shironori Kawasaki Tomoharu Kusunoki Liu Jing Zhang Hao | ||||||||||||
| Based On: | Snowfall in Taipei by Chikayo Tashiro | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Chen Bolin Tong Yao Morning Tzu-Yi Mo Tony Yang | ||||||||||||
| Music: | An Wei | ||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Sun Ming Li Dahai | ||||||||||||
| Editing: | Yan Tao | ||||||||||||
| Studio: | Go! Cinema Polybona Films | ||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Polybona Films Distribution Workshop Three Dots Entertainment Company Innoform Media | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 106 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China Japan Hong Kong Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin English | ||||||||||||
Snowfall in Taipei is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese-Japanese romance film directed by Huo Jianqi and starring Chen Bolin, Tong Yao, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, and Tony Yang.[1] [2] [3] The film is based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Chikayo Tashiro. The film premiered in Japan on February 20, 2010.
Xiao Mo (Chen Bolin) is a young man living in Jingtong, an ancient town in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. One day, a Shandongese pop singer May (Tong Yao) is announced missing in Taipei, but soon appears in Xiao Mo's town. With a voice problem and desperate to hide herself, she seeks help from Xiao Mo, who offers her a place to stay, a job in a local restaurant, and takes her to a doctor for treatment. As time passes by, Xiao Mo finds himself in love with May, however, May loves Ah Lei, who is her producer.
This film was shot entirely on location in Taipei and Jingtong.
Snowfall in Taipei was released in Japan on February 20, 2010, in Taiwan on September 15, 2011 and in mainland China on April 1, 2012.
Douban gave the film 5.5 out of 10.
Snowfall in Taipei grossed 2.07 million yuan in Chinese box office.
| Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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| 2009 | Huo Jianqi | ||||
| 2013 | Most Prominent Performance Award | Chen Bolin | |||