Father to Son (film)
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- Shih-Wei Chang
- Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Jui-Lan Hsiao
- Ivan Linn
- Michael Wang
- Michael Huang
- Aria Wang
- Fu Meng-po
- Kaiser Chuang
- Jag Huang
- Samuel Ku
- Cheng-Ling Wen
- Daniel Chen
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| Directed by | Hsiao Ya-chuan |
| Written by | Hsiao Ya-chuan |
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| Cinematography | Tse-chung Lin |
| Edited by | Yi-Ju Tung |
| Music by | Chris Hou Summer Lei |
Production company | Bit Production
Pixelfly Digital Effects |
| Distributed by | Ablaze Image |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | NT$3.78 million |
Father to Son is a 2018 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Hsiao Ya-chuan. The production companies behind the film are Bit Production in association with Pixelfly Digital Effects.
The film was produced by Shih-Wei Chang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jui-Lan Hsiao and Michael Wang. The music was composed by Chris Hou and Summer Lei, and it was produced by Ivan Linn. The film was distributed by Ablaze Image.[1]
Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the company of his son.[2] At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te's past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin.[3][4]
Cast
- Michael Huang as Fan Pao-Te
- Aria Wang as Kuo Yu-Chin
- Fu Meng-po as Fan Ta-Chi
- Kaiser Chuang as Young Fan Pao-Te
- Jag Huang as Fan Pao-Te's Father
- Samuel Ku as Newman
- Cheng-Ling Wen as Young Kuo Yu-Chin
- Daniel Chen as Di