A Touch of Green
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| A Touch of Green | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Chinese | 一把青 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yī Bǎ Qīng |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Taipei People by Pai Hsien-yung[1] |
| Written by | Huang Shih-ming |
| Directed by | Tsao Jui-yuan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "As It Is" (看淡) by Hebe Tien |
| Ending theme | "Men Over Clouds, Women on Earth" (天上的男人，地上的女人) by Yoga Lin |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Taiwan Nanking, Shanghai, China |
| Cinematography | Han Chi-hsuan |
| Editor | Tu Min-Chi |
| Running time | 47–84 minutes (approx.) |
| Production companies | Taipei Film Co, Ltd (台北創造電影有限公司) |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTS |
| Release | 19 December 2015 – 2 April 2016 |
A Touch of Green (Chinese: 一把青) is a 2015 Taiwanese period drama television series produced by Public Television Service, based on the 1971 short story of the same name by Pai Hsien-yung (which was included in his bilingual collection Taipei People). The story follows a group of Republic of China Air Force pilots and their wives during the Chinese Communist Revolution (1945–49) in mainland China and the White Terror period (1949–87) in Taiwan.
A Touch of Green won 6 awards at the 2016 Golden Bell Awards, including Best TV Series, Best Directing (Tsao Jui-yuan), and Best Actor (Wu Kang-jen).
The story takes place from 1945 to 1981, after the Japanese surrender from World War II and the Chinese Civil War. The story focuses on three women, from their days as schoolgirls to their marriages as wives of Republic of China Air Force pilots. They follow their husbands from Nanking to Taiwan in 1949 after the retreat of the Government of the Republic of China (ROC) and Kuomintang (KMT). The story emphasizes the daily lives of the families who stayed at the military dependents' village, experiencing the pain of leaving their home and separations from friends/family. Their shared experience brings the military families together in support of one another. Through their love and bond, they survive hardships. The resulting story is motivational and touching.[2]
The story includes:
- 1945－1949, Episodes 1－20, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Communist Revolution (Student activism in Nanking 1946 and Liaoshen Campaign)
- 1954－1981, Episodes 21－31, Chinese Communist Revolution, White Terror (Taiwan), Black Bat Squadron, Black Cat Squadron
Cast
- Cheryl Yang as Qin Qian-yi
- Tien Hsin as Zhou Wei-xun
- Weber Yang as Jiang Wei Cheng
- Gaby Chun-tian Lan as Shao Zhi-jian
- Wu Kang-ren as Guo Zhen
- Cindy Yu-han Lien as Zhu Qing
- Wen Chen-ling as Shao Mo-ting
- Zhuang Xin-yu as young Shao Mo-ing
- Hans Chung as Gu Zhao-jun
- Fan Kuang-yao as Fan Ren-xian
- Ban Tie-hsiang as Mr. Gong
- Li Shao-jie as Wang Ying
- Shih Ming-shuai as Wang Gang
- Huang Shang-ho as Mr. Han, Lieutenant of 9th Brigade
Broadcast information
| Channel | Place | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTS |  Taiwan | 19 December 2015[3] | Saturday 21:00-23:00[4] |
| Line TV | Saturday 21:00[4] | ||
| Star Entertainment Channel | 8 May 2016 | Sunday 22:00-24:00 | |
| Star Chinese Channel | 16 July 2016 | Saturday 22:00-24:00 | |
| Astro Shuang Xing |  Malaysia | 4 May 2016 | Monday to Friday 16:00-17:00 |
| Talentvision |  Canada | 29 July 2016 | Western Time Zone Monday to Friday 6:30PM and 12:30AM Eastern Time Zone Monday to Friday 9:30PM and 3:30AM |
