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Tropical Fish (film)

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'Tropical Fish' is a 1995 Taiwanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Chen Yu-hsun. It is an example of New Taiwanese Cinema.[http://www.taiwan123.com.tw/song/movie/movie20.htm \ ] ('Tropical Fish:' Between Dream and Reality.) Retrieved 5 March 2010.

Plot



The movie tells the story of Liu Chih-chiang (, played by Lin Chia-hung []), a disaffected Taipei high school student who is kidnapped and taken by Ah Ching (, played by the filmmaker Lin Cheng-sheng) to rural Chiayi County in southern Taiwan.

Locations



Chih-chiang's school scenes were filmed at Bailing Senior High School () in Shilin, Taipei, while several other scenes were filmed in Daan District.[http://homepage.mac.com/xiaogang/taiwan/tropicalFish/index.html : ] ('Tropical Fish:' Filming Locations) Retrieved 5 March 2010. The kidnappers hold Chih-chiang in Dongshi, a coastal Chiayi County township noted for its oyster production. The end of the film shows the business district of Dunhua Road in Taipei.

Music



In addition to the music score, two songs by Wu Bai & China Blue, "This Continuous Sinking" () (from their 1994 album 'Wanderer's Love Song') and "Go to the Graveyard" () are featured in the movie. Different (live) versions of both songs were released on Wu Bai & China Blue's 1995 live album 'LIVE'.

Awards



At Taiwan's 1995 Golden Horse Film Festival, Chen Yu-hsun won the award for Best Screenplay Originally Written for the Screen and Wen Ying () won Best Supporting Actress for her role as 'Ah Yi' ().[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival/1995 Golden Horse Film Festival: 1995] at the 'Internet Movie Database'. Retrieved 1 April 2010. Chen Yu-hsun was also nominated for a Golden Leopard for the film at the 1995 Locarno International Film Festival.[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Locarno_International_Film_Festival/1995 Locarno International Film Festival: 1995] at the 'Internet Movie Database'. Retrieved 1 April 2010.

References




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