The Strait Story
南方紀事之浮世光影
Synopsis
The year is 1943 and Taiwan is under Japanese colonization. After finishing his studies in Japan, famous Taiwanese sculptor and painter Ching-Cheng Huang receives an offer to teach in Beiping Art School. He decides to visit friends and family back home before leaving for China. He boards the passenger liner "Takachiho Maru" in Kobe, Japan, with his girlfriend, a pianist. Tragically, the luxurious liner is torpedoed by an American submarine and sinks off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan. Decades later, Shou-shou, a fine art restorer with a crippling illness, finds one of Huang's paintings in an exhibition. As she restores the painting, Shou-shou learns about the artist, the stories behind his work and his death at sea. She recreates the story of the painting "Woman in Black", and romantically imagines the ways the artist painted his girlfriend. The more she studies, the more she was inspired by Huang's value of art and of life. Restoring Huang's painting thus becomes Shou-shou's way of ...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Huang Yu-Shan
- Screenplay & Story
- Huang Yu-Shan
- Original Title
- 南方紀事之浮世光影
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin, Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
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Huang Yu-Shan
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What is The Strait Story about?
The year is 1943 and Taiwan is under Japanese colonization. After finishing his studies in Japan, famous Taiwanese sculptor and painter Ching-Cheng Huang receives an offer to teach in Beiping Art School. He decides to visit friends and family back home before leaving for China. He boards the passenger liner "Takachiho Maru" in Kobe, Japan, with his girlfriend, a pianist. Tragically, the luxurious liner is torpedoed by an American submarine and sinks off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan. Decades later, Shou-shou, a fine art restorer with a crippling illness, finds one of Huang's paintings in an exhibition. As she restores the painting, Shou-shou learns about the artist, the stories behind his work and his death at sea. She recreates the story of the painting "Woman in Black", and romantically imagines the ways the artist painted his girlfriend. The more she studies, the more she was inspired by Huang's value of art and of life. Restoring Huang's painting thus becomes Shou-shou's way of ...
Who directed The Strait Story?
The Strait Story was directed by Huang Yu-Shan.
Who stars in The Strait Story?
The principal cast of The Strait Story includes Freddy Lim, Ning Chang, Yuki Hsu, Jag Huang, Bing-Chen Chen.
When was The Strait Story released and how long is it?
The Strait Story was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 1h 46m.