''The Story of a Small Town'' (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions (). The film revolves around a family living in a small town.
Kenny Bee
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plays the male family member who is released from prison and falls in love with a mute woman (
Joan Lin
Joan Lin Feng-jiao (born 30 June 1953) is a Taiwanese former actress. She is married to Hong Kong-Chinese actor and martial artist Jackie Chan.
Early life
Born 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Lin was the second child out of five children. She dropped out ...
).
The film was remade as a TV series, featuring
Yang Kuei-mei
Yang Kuei-mei (; born 6 September 1959) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress and television host. She has had starring roles in ''Eat Drink Man Woman'', ''Vive L'Amour'', and ''The Hole (1998 film), The Hole''.
Yang has received several awa ...
() and Yin Xiaotian ().
Cast and crew
;Cast
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Kenny Bee
Chung Chun-to (born 23 February 1953), also known by his stage name Kenny Bee, is a Hong Kong singer, musician and actor. He is best known as the singer of the group the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong ente ...
*
Joan Lin
Joan Lin Feng-jiao (born 30 June 1953) is a Taiwanese former actress. She is married to Hong Kong-Chinese actor and martial artist Jackie Chan.
Early life
Born 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Lin was the second child out of five children. She dropped out ...
, credited as Joan Lin
*
Ko Hsiang-ting
Ko Hsiang-ting (; 8 August 1916 – 16 May 2010) was a Taiwanese actor.
Born in Suzhou, China on 8 August 1916, Ko became a member of the National Revolutionary Army corp of entertainers. He moved to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War, and started ...
* Lee Lieh ()
* Chen Jun-jieh (), credited as Ou Di ()
;Crew
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Li Hsing
Lee Hsing, or Li Hsing (; born ; 20 May 1930 – 19 August 2021) was a Taiwanese film director. He directed more than 30 films between 1959 and 1986.
Li Zida was born in Shanghai in 1930, and settled in Taiwan in 1948, studying at National Tai ...
, director and supervisor
* Liu Teng-shan (), story
*
Chang Yung-hsiang
Chang Yung-hsiang (26 October 1929 – 8 October 2021) was a Taiwanese screenwriter and director originally from Yantai, China, generally considered one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters in Taiwan.
Chang adapted a number of Chi ...
, screenplay
* Chen Kun-hou (), cinematography
* Tsai Cheng-pin (),
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
* Chih Hsueh-fu (), director of lighting
* Weng Ching-hsi (), composer, credited as Tony Wong in this film and Tang Ni () in other materials
Reception
In the 16th
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
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(1979), this film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Joan Lin), and Best Child Star (Weng Ching-hsi).
Music
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Chinese
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: ;
pinyin
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: ), translated as either ''Small Town Story'' or ''Story of a Small Town'', is a 1979 album by
Teresa Teng
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. Tracks 1, 6, 7, and 8 are theme songs from the film. With the exception of track 7, the names of these tracks are different for each release.
The album was released by
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() in Taiwan and by
Polydor Records
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in Hong Kong and overseas. Polydor re-recorded the theme songs for its own edition and released this album as ''Taiwan's Love Songs 6: Small Town Story'' ().
Weng Ching-hsi () is credited as Tang Ni () on this album.
Side A
#Kolin: "Moment of Silence" ( ) — 2:13
Polydor: "You Are in My Heart" ( ) — 2:54
#: Music by Weng Ching-hsi, lyrics by Chuang Nu ()
#: Sub-theme of the film; Polydor re-recording has additional, slightly different lyrics
# "" (), "On Your Mind" or "On My Mind", music by Weng Ching-hsi, lyrics by Suen Yi () — 3:28
# "Poetry" ( ), written by
Liu Chia-chang
Steven Liu Chia-chang (; born 13 April 1940 or 13 April 1943) is a former songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director and actor from the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Background Discography
Liu wrote songs such as "Ode to the Republic of China" a ...
— 3:00
# "A piece of a fallen leaf" ( ), music by Takashi Miki (), lyrics by Chuang Nu — 3:27
# "The September Story" ( ), music by Inaba Akira (), lyrics by Suen Hei () — 3:42
# Kolin: "Precious Small Town" ( ) — 2:11
Polydor: "Spring in a Small Town" ( ) — 2:22
#: Music by Weng Ching-hsi, lyrics by Chuang Nu
#: Sub-theme of ''The Story of a Small Town''
Side B
#
"
Small Town Story" ( / ) — 2:19 (Kolin) / 2:35 (Polydor)
#: Music by Weng Ching-hsi, lyrics by Chuang Nu
#: Main theme of ''The Story of a Small Town''
# Kolin: "Quiet Lane" ( ) — 3:15
Polydor: "Lane" ( / ) — 3:04
#: Music by Weng Ching-hsi, lyrics by Chuang Nu
#: Sub-theme of ''The Story of a Small Town''
# "Me and You" ( ), music by Minoru Endo (), lyrics by Lin Huang-kuen () — 3:46
#: Mandarin version of "" (), first sung in 1977 by
Masao Sen
is a Japanese Enka singer and businessman, of Iwate Prefecture, known for the song 'Kitaguni no Haru' ('North Country Spring'). He is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc.
Career
In 1977, he released his greatest hit, 'Kitaguni no ...
()
# "Free and at Leisure" ( ), music by Minoru Endo, lyrics by Lin Huang-kuen — 3:28
#: Mandarin version of , first sung in 1973 by
Tetsuya Watari
born (December 28, 1941 – August 10, 2020) was a Japanese film, stage, and television actor.
Life
He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Watari belonged to the karate club at university. He made his screen debut in 1964, in Isamu Kosugi ...
# "Place of First Loves" ( ), music by Liu Chia-chang; lyrics by Suen Hei — 2:27
#: Originally sung by Chiang Lei ()
# "Thinking of You" ( ), music by Kimiaki Inomata (), lyrics by Lin Huang-kuen — 3:28
References
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1979 films
Taiwanese drama films
1970s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Li Hsing
Films with screenplays by Chang Yung-hsiang