Snowfall in Taipei

Snowfall in Taipei (Chinese: 台北飘雪) 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.

Snowfall in Taipei
Film poster
Traditional台北飄雪
Simplified台北飘雪
MandarinTaíbeǐ Piāoxuĕ
Directed byHuo Jianqi
Produced byTomoko Fushimi
Jeffrey Chan
Michelle Yeh
Yu Dong
Hideki Kawamura
Shironori Kawasaki
Tomoharu Kusunoki
Liu Jing
Zhang Hao
Written byChikayo Tashiro
Su Xiaowei
Based onSnowfall in Taipei by Chikayo Tashiro
StarringChen Bolin
Tong Yao
Morning Tzu-Yi Mo
Tony Yang
Music byAn Wei
CinematographySun Ming
Li Dahai
Edited byYan Tao
Production
company
Go! Cinema
Polybona Films
Distributed byPolybona Films
Distribution Workshop
Three Dots Entertainment Company
Innoform Media
Release date
  • 20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) (Japan)
  • 15 September 2011 (2011-09-15) (Taiwan)
  • 1 April 2012 (2012-04-01) (China)
  • 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) (Hong Kong)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryChina
Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
LanguageMandarin
English

Plot

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.

Cast
  • Chen Bolin as Xiao Mo
    • Yue-Tang Tommy Wang as young Xiao Mo
  • Tong Yao as May, a singer from Qingdao, Shandong
  • Morning Tzu-Yi Mo as Jack
  • Tony Yang as Ah Lei, May's love interest and producer.
  • Teresa Daley as Wen Wen
  • Janel Tsai as Lisa
  • Wang Juan as Restaurant Proprietress
  • Fan Zhuhua as the landlady
  • Shih-Chieh King as Master Ma
  • Chen Yiting as Xiao Mo's mother

Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hand Prophecy (手的预言)" (Opening theme)Cheer ChenCheer ChenCheer Chen01:36
2."View the Rain of Taipei in Winter (冬季到台北来看雨)" (Interlude)Li Ziheng/ Wu RuoquanJin TiezhangMeng Tingwei05:04
3."The Meaning of Travel (旅行的意义)" (Interlude)Cheer ChenCheer ChenCheer Chen04:04
4."Good Night, Baby (晚安宝贝)" (Interlude)  Wang Qianting 
5."Too Much (太多)" (Interlude)Hong HongCheer ChenCheer Chen 

Production

This film was shot entirely on location in Taipei and Jingtong.

Release

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.

Reception

Douban gave the film 5.5 out of 10.

Box office

Snowfall in Taipei grossed 2.07 million yuan in Chinese box office.

Accolades
DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
200922nd Tokyo International Film FestivalHuo JianqiNominated
201313th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Prominent Performance AwardChen BolinWon
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References
  1. "Snowfall in Taipei". tiff-jp.net. 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. 陈柏霖剪短头发不留胡子 为《台北飘雪》瘦身. Tencent (in Chinese). 2009-10-22.
  3. Zhao Dandan (2012-04-05). 画面像观光片剧情太文艺 《台北飘雪》票房遭遇寒冬. CRI (in Chinese).
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