Dust in the Wind

May 9, 1986

1h 49m

★ 7.6

Overview

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Central Motion Picture Corporation

Dust in the Wind Trailers

Cast

Wan

Chien-wen Wang

Jiang Suyun

Hsin Shu-Fen

Grandpa

Li Tian-Lu

Wan's Mother

Mei Fang

Jiang Suyun's Mother

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Ying

Yang Li-Yin

Mrs. Lin's Son

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Counselor Chief

Danny Deng

Freight Forwarding Boss

Wu Ping-nan

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