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Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind

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DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

09 May 1986

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Chien-wen Wang

Chien-wen Wang

Wan

Hsin Shu-Fen

Hsin Shu-Fen

Jiang Suyun

Li Tian-Lu

Li Tian-Lu

Grandpa

Ju Lin

Ju Lin

Wan's Father

Mei Fang

Mei Fang

Wan's Mother

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Jiang Suyun's Mother

Yang Li-Yin

Yang Li-Yin

Ying

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

Mrs. Lin's Son

Danny Deng

Danny Deng

Counselor Chief

Wu Ping-nan

Wu Ping-nan

Freight Forwarding Boss

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