''A Pinwheel Without Wind'' () is a 2002 Chinese

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by Taiwanese director Liu De-kai in his feature film directorial debut and starring

Zhou Xun Zhou Xun ( zh, s=周迅, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. Zhou rose to prominence with the film '' Suzhou River'' (2000), followed by films such as '' Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' (2002), '' Perhaps Love'' (2005 ...

and Jeff Chang. The film is based on novella ''Stop the Boat and Ask (停車暫借問)'' by Taiwanese writer

Sharon Chung Sharon Chung is an American politician serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 91st district. Career Chung was a member of the McLean County, Illinois, McLean County Board. She was elected to the State House in the ...

. It was released theatrically in China on February 26, 2002.

Plot

China 1945, a romance develops between the young Zhao Ningjing (

) and Lin Shuang-Ran ( Jeff Chang), although they are distant cousins and Shuang-Ran is already betrothed. Each will seek to fight against there destiny to try to live each their romantic feelings.

Cast

as Zhao Ningjing * Jeff Chang as Lin Shuang-Ran * Terry Chiu Hsin-Chih as Xiong Ying-Sheng * Zeng Li as Su-yun * Gong Xibing as Zhao's father * Xi Meijuan as Zhao's mother * Zhou Xiaoli * Yang Guozhong as Lin's father * Xu Yue'e as Lin's mother * Tian Lei as Yuzhi * Gong Xibin as Zhao's father * Zhou Lei as Tian Shuang * Sun Guitian as Jiang's mother * Kang Xi as Xiong Shunsheng * Zhou Guiqin as Su Yunmu * Yan Chang as Xiong's father * Yan Yongxuan as Xiong's mother * Jiang Yuebing as Guo Heng * Ye Xiaodong as Waiter * Hu Bin as Xiong Guangsheng * Yu Xijie as Little beggar * Li Haowei as Little beggar * Ran Zhongfen as Yongqing's wife * Jie Peisheng as Bartender

Crew

* Direction by Liu Te Kai * Storyline by Sharon Chung *

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by Song Jun, Li Bao-Lin *

Cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

by Zhen Chun-Xiao, Lee Yee-Siu, Zhong Chun-He, Chan Yiu-Ming

Awards

References

External links

* 2002 films Chinese romantic drama films 2002 romantic drama films 2000s Chinese films 2000s Mandarin-language films {{2000s-China-film-stub