''Siao Yu'' () is a Taiwanese film directed by Sylvia Chang, written by Sylvia Chang and

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, starring

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in her debut film role, released in 1995. Rene Liu was nominated for the

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Best Actress in 1994, and won the

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Best Actress award in 1995.

Cast

(as “Joyin Liu”) as Lin Siao Yu *

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as Rita * Tou Chung-hua as Giang Wei *

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as Mario Moretti * Connie Tai-Fung Hsia as Baoshu *

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as Photo clerk * Daxing Zhang as Lao Chai * Joseph Ricca as Frank * Nunzio Sapienza as Mike * Stephen Daly as Tino * Di Cheng as Shelley

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* * 1995 films 1995 drama films 1990s Cantonese-language films 1990s English-language films Films based on Chinese novels 1990s Mandarin-language films Films set in the United States Films directed by Sylvia Chang Central Motion Picture Corporation films Films with screenplays by Ang Lee Taiwanese drama films {{Taiwan-film-stub