Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?

Apr 1, 1983

1h 40m

★ 6.9

Overview

A poor army veteran in Taiwan adopts a daughter. She grows up and leaves him to enter show business. When she becomes famous she shuns her father and friends.

Genres

Drama

Music

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Cast

Mei

Linda Liu

Uncle Ya

Sun Yueh

Shih Chun Mai

Ng Siu-Gong

Ah Man

Lee Lichun

Ah Kun

Hsiao Hou Tao

Chih Lan

Chin Pin

Ya's neighbor

Su Chu

Ya's neighbor

Chen Chi-Chun

Soldier / Ya's neighbor

Chu Feng-Kang

Chih Lan

Yee Hung

Mrs. Man

Chiang Hsia

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