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Year of the Rain

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Year of the Rain
Xiao-Lin village after Morakot typhoon
Traditional Chinese那年,雨不停國
Hanyu PinyinNà Nián, Yǔ Bù Tíng Guó
GenreTV series
Created byVanness Wu
Developed byYu Bei Hua
Written byXia Kang Zhen
Wu Zhi Yu
Li Yi Fang
Zhao Quan
Directed byChen Wei-ling
StarringJian Man Shu 簡嫚書, Zhang Shu Hao 張書豪, Zhang Jie 張捷, Ke Shu Qin 柯淑勤
Wu Peng Feng 吳朋奉, Xie Qiong Nuan 謝瓊煖, Su Bing Xian 蘇炳憲
Theme music composerSu Sheng Yu 蘇聖育
Opening themeYu Mei Ting Guo (雨沒停過) by Soft Lipa (蛋堡)
Ending themeA Thousand Wind(千風之歌)by Jimmy Hung (洪天祥)
ComposerSoft Lipa (蛋堡)
Country of originRepublic of China
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes6 episode
Production
Executive producerZhou Yi Quan (周毅銓)
ProducersVanness Wu (吳建豪), Jimmy Hung (洪天祥), Tu Bai Feng (涂百鋒)
Production locationNew Taipei City Gongliao District Taiwan
CinematographyChen Guo Long (陳國隆)
EditorWu Zi Ying (吳姿瑩)
Running time50 minutes
Production companyPublic Television Service
Original release
NetworkTaiwan Public Television Service Foundation
ReleaseMay 15 (2010-05-15) –
May 29, 2010 (2010-05-29)
Related
Autumn's Concerto

Year of the Rain (Chinese: 那年,雨不停國) is a 2010 Taiwanese television series. The director of the TV series is Chen Wei-ling. It is co-produced by Vanness Wu.

Introduction

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Year of the Rain is the first TV series about the Typhoon Morakot disaster that happened in August, 2009 in Taiwan. It was directed by the director of Autumn's Concerto, Chen Wei-ling, and produced by singer/actor Vanness Wu. This was his first production. The main actors are Jian Man Shu and Zhang Shu Hao. It also features Liu Shui-Chi, Isa Hsieh, Yu An-shun and Ding Qiang.

Year of the Rain was created by the production team of Autumn's Concerto. There are 6 episodes.

Cast

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Main characters

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Actors/Actresses Roles Introduction
Jian Man-shu Lin Yu Jing Female lead
Bryan Chang Zhang Fu Hai Male lead
Zhang Jie Zhou Ming Huang The keyboard player of the band.
Ko Shu-chin Wang Xiao Ling Lin Yu Jing's mother. She left her when she was young. She came back when Lin Yu Jing lost her father and her grandmother. Lin Yu Jing knew that her mother's life was a mess and she wanted to help her. But Wang Xiao Ling knew that she couldn't give Lin Yu Jing a good life, so she decided to change herself before she met Lin Yu Jing again.
Wu Pong-fong Lin Jian Wen Lin Yu Jing's uncle.
Xie Qiong Nuan Li Xiu Ling Lin Yu Jing's aunt.
Su Bing Xian Lao Ai The coach of the band.

Other characters

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Actors/Actresses Roles Introduction
Linda Liu Chen Mei Fang Zhang Fu Hai's mother.
Ding Qiang Zhang Jia Hong Zhang Fu Hai's father.
Zhang Pei Jie Zhang Fu Hai's sister.
Wang Man Jiao Grandma Lin Yu Jing's grandmother.
Yu An-shun Liu Zheng Fa Wang Xiao Ling's boyfriend.
Wang Nian Yu Lin Jian Hong Lin Yu Jing's father.
Lin Jun Yong Chen Ying Jun The leader of the band.

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards:

  • Drama program guide (director) Award - Chen Wei-ling
  • Channel Advertising Award

Nominations

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2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards:

  • Drama program Award
  • Best Actress Award for drama programs – Jian Man Shu
  • Drama program for best supporting actress – Ke Shu Qin
  • Drama programs Screenplay Award

Other

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OST

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  1. Open (Soundtrack)
  2. Rush Memory (Soundtrack)
  3. Father's song -Piano solo (Soundtrack)
  4. Leaving (Soundtrack)
  5. Yu Mei Ting Guo (Theme Song)
  6. Hao Xiang
  7. Oh Love
  8. A Thousand Wind

DVD

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  1. Name: Year of the Rain 3 DVD+ CD
  2. Issuing Company: Public Television Service
  3. Date: 2010/08/13
  4. Category: Video
  5. Total disc: 4
  • Information About The Videos
  1. Running Time: 531 minutes
  2. Director: Chen Wei-ling
  3. Main Characters: Jian Man Shu, Zhang Shu Hao, Zhang Jie, Ke Shu Qin, Wu Peng Feng, Xie Qiong Nuan, Su Bing Xian
  4. Capacities: 2 discs of DVD5, 1 disc of DVD9, 1 CD
  5. Subtitles: Chinese
  6. Audio: Dolby 5.1

Songs

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  1. Title
  2. Open
  3. Rush Memory
  4. Dropping Silence
  5. Father's Song (Quartets version)
  6. Water Girl
  7. Little Stars (Big Band version)
  8. Conflict
  9. Father's Song (Piano Solo)
  10. Mother
  11. Mother and Girl
  12. Memory
  13. Pray
  14. Encounter
  15. Leaving
  16. Fruit Store
  17. Father's Song (Sax and Strings)
  18. Father's Song (Big Band)
  19. A Thousand Winds (Big Band)
  20. Coda

Film Locations

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References

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  1. Year of the Rain Official Site [2]
  2. Lighthouse San-Diao-Jiao [3]