Year of the Rain

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 Hui Ling. It is co-produced by Vanness Wu.

Year of the Rain
Xiao-Lin village after Morakot typhoon
Traditional那年,雨不停國
MandarinNà 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 Hui Ling 陳慧翎
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 origin Republic of China
Original languageTaiwanese Mandarin
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 location Taiwan New Taipei City Gongliao District
CinematographyChen Guo Long (陳國隆)
EditorWu Zi Ying (吳姿瑩)
Running time50 minutes
Production companyPublic Television Service
Release
Original networkTaiwan Public Television Service Foundation
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatAC3
First shown in Taiwan
Original releaseMay 15 (2010-05-15) 
May 29, 2010 (2010-05-29)
Chronology
Related showsAutumn's Concerto
External links
Website
Production website

Introduction

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 Hui 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.

Castt

Main Characters

Actors/ActressesRolesIntroduction
Jian Man-shuLin Yu JingFemale lead
Bryan ChangZhang Fu HaiMale lead
Zhang JieZhou Ming HuangThe keyboard player of the band.
Ko Shu-chinWang Xiao LingLin 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-fongLin Jian WenLin Yu Jing's uncle.
Xie Qiong NuanLi Xiu LingLin Yu Jing's aunt.
Su Bing XianLao AiThe coach of the band.

Other Characters

Actors/ActressesRolesIntroduction
Linda LiuChen Mei FangZhang Fu Hai's mother.
Ding QiangZhang Jia HongZhang Fu Hai's father.
Zhang Pei JieZhang Fu Hai's sister.
Wang Man JiaoGrandmaLin Yu Jing's grandmother.
Yu An-shunLiu Zheng FaWang Xiao Ling's boyfriend.
Wang Nian YuLin Jian HongLin Yu Jing's father.
Lin Jun YongChen Ying JunThe leader of the band.

Awards and nominations

Awards

2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards:

  • Drama program guide (director) Award - Chen Hui Ling
  • Channel Advertising Award

Nominations

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

OST

  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

  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 Hui 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

  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

References

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