''Father to Son'' is a 2018 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Hsiao Ya-chuan. The production companies behind the film are Bit Production in association with Pixelfly Digital Effects. The film was produced by Shih-Wei Chang,

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice ...

, Jui-Lan Hsiao and Michael Wang. The music was composed by Chris Hou and Summer Lei, and it was produced by Ivan Linn. The film was distributed by Ablaze Image.

Plot

Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the company of his son. At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te's past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin.

Cast

Michael Huang Michael Huang (, born November 28, 1958) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Theater Discography Studio albums Published works * * Awards and nominations References External lin ...

as Fan Pao-Te * Aria Wang as Kuo Yu-Chin *

Fu Meng-po Fu Meng-po (; born May 13, 1987) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his roles in the romance films ''Your Love Song'' (2020) and ''I Missed You'' (2021), as well as the period series ''The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty'' (2020). He has als ...

as Fan Ta-Chi *

Kaiser Chuang Kaiser Chuang or Chuang Kai-hsun (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and career Born in Changhua County, Chuang graduated from the department of drama of Taipei National University of the Arts. He has appeared in the fil ...

as Young Fan Pao-Te *

Jag Huang Jag Huang (; born 13 May 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, screenwriter and acting coach An acting coach or drama coach is a teacher who trains performers – typically film, television, theatre, and musical theatre actors – and gives them advice ...

as Fan Pao-Te's Father * Samuel Ku as Newman * Cheng-Ling Wen as Young Kuo Yu-Chin * Daniel Chen as Di

Release

''Father to Son'' premiered in the Netherlands at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

on January 29, 2018, followed by a Spanish premiere at the

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is an international film festival that is held in Las Palmas in the island of Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also ...

on April 8, a premiere in Hungary at the Titanic International Filmpresence Festival on April 12, and a Taiwanese premiere at the

Taipei Film Festival The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first held in 1998, from September 28 to October 5. Currently chaired by ...

on June 28.

Awards

The 20th
Taipei Film Awards The Taipei Film Awards () are given by the Taipei Film Festival The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first ...

The
55th Golden Horse Awards The 55th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 17, 2018 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of ...

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, , rowspan="5" , , - , Best Original Music , Lei Guangxia , Hou Zhijian , , - , Best Original Song , Lei Guangxia "deeply ruthless" , , - , Best Art Design , Huang Wenying, Wang Zhicheng , , - , Best Sound , Guo Liqi , {{nom

References

2018 films