''The Rain of Sorrow'' is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Wang Yin, based on

Chiung Yao Chiung Yao or Qiong Yao (; born 20 April 1938) is the pen name of Chen Che, a Taiwanese writer and producer who is often regarded as the most popular romance novelist in the Chinese-speaking world. Her novels have been adapted into more than 100 f ...

's 1964 novel '' Fire and Rain''. The film stars Wang Yin himself, as well as 21-year-old

Gua Ah-leh Grace Gua Ah-leh (born 2 June 1944) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Gua has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since 1965. She has won the Golden Horse Awards 4 times and the Golden Bell Awards twice. Life and career Also known ...

in her acting debut. Wang Yin handpicked Gua Ah-leh, a recent graduate of National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now

National Taiwan University of Arts National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA; ) is a university in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the oldest and most prestigious art university in Taiwan. History National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) was established as the N ...

), from over a thousand candidates for the lead role. The film's other investors wanted a "sexier" bankable actress, but Wang wouldn't budge. Eventually Wang had to finance the film all by himself after other investors quit the project, but his selection proved brilliant. Gua Ah-leh won

Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress is given at the Golden Horse Film Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Gove ...

for this film, and would go on to become one of the greatest actresses in the

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Cast

as Lu Yi-ping *Wang Yin as Lu Chen-hua * as Hsueh-chin *Wu Chia-chi as Ho Shu-huan *Yi Li as Lu Ru-ping *Chen Ying as Lu Meng-ping *Chang Wen-hua as Lu Ehr-chieh *Wei Shao-ming as Lu Ehr-hao *Chou Mei-li as Fang Yu *Ming Ko as Lu Yi-ping's mother *Lin Wei-cheng as Ho Shu-huan's mother *Chou Hsun as Ah-lan *Lin Pin as Wei Shao-hsiung

Awards and nominations

1966 4th

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*Won— Best Leading Actress (

) *Won— Best Supporting Actress (Lu Pi-yun) Gua at that time was the youngest Best Leading Actress winner in Golden Horse Awards history.

References

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* Films based on works by Chiung Yao Taiwanese romance films Films shot in Taiwan Films set in Taiwan {{Taiwan-film-stub