Year of the Rain () is a 2010 Taiwanese television series. The director of the TV series is Chen Wei-ling. It is co-produced by Vanness Wu.
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 Wei-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.
Cast
Main characters Actors/Actresses Roles Introduction Jian Man-shu Lin Yu Jing Female lead Bryan Chang Zhang Fu Hai Male lead Zhang Jie Zhou Ming Huang The keyboard player of the band. Ko Shu-chin Wang Xiao Ling Lin 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-fong Lin Jian Wen Lin Yu Jing's uncle. Xie Qiong Nuan Li Xiu Ling Lin Yu Jing's aunt. Su Bing Xian Lao Ai The coach of the band.
Other characters Actors/Actresses Roles Introduction Linda Liu Chen Mei Fang Zhang Fu Hai's mother. Ding Qiang Zhang Jia Hong Zhang Fu Hai's father. Zhang Pei Jie Zhang Fu Hai's sister. Wang Man Jiao Grandma Lin Yu Jing's grandmother. Yu An-shun Liu Zheng Fa Wang Xiao Ling's boyfriend. Wang Nian Yu Lin Jian Hong Lin Yu Jing's father. Lin Jun Yong Chen Ying Jun The leader of the band.
Awards and nominations
Awards
2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards: Drama program guide (director) Award - Chen Wei-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 Open (Soundtrack) Rush Memory (Soundtrack) Father's song -Piano solo (Soundtrack) Leaving (Soundtrack) Yu Mei Ting Guo (Theme Song) Hao Xiang Oh Love A Thousand Wind
DVD Name: Year of the Rain 3 DVD+ CD Issuing Company: Public Television Service Date: 2010/08/13 Category: Video Total disc: 4 Information About The Videos Running Time: 531 minutes Director: Chen Wei-ling Main Characters: Jian Man Shu, Zhang Shu Hao, Zhang Jie, Ke Shu Qin, Wu Peng Feng, Xie Qiong Nuan, Su Bing Xian Capacities: 2 discs of DVD5, 1 disc of DVD9, 1 CD Subtitles: Chinese Audio: Dolby 5.1
Songs Title Open Rush Memory Dropping Silence Father's Song (Quartets version) Water Girl Little Stars (Big Band version) Conflict Father's Song (Piano Solo) Mother Mother and Girl Memory Pray Encounter Leaving Fruit Store Father's Song (Sax and Strings) Father's Song (Big Band) A Thousand Winds (Big Band) Coda
Film Locations Datong High School, Taipei Sihjiaoting Station Wai-ao Station 228 Peace Memorial Park Lighthouse San-Diao-Jiao Siaolin, Kaohsiung Country Road 102 :zh:縣道102號 KHS, Fu-Xing Store The Yuanshan Veterans Hospital The Gongliao old bridge Gongliao Old Street Yonghe Sijhou market Ximending
References
External links Year of the Rain Official Site Lighthouse San-Diao-Jiao