| The Rain of Sorrow | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 煙雨濛濛 |
| Simplified Chinese | 烟雨濛濛 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yān Yǔ Méngméng |
| Directed by | Wang Yin |
| Screenplay by | Chou Hsu-chiang |
| Based on | Fire and Rain by Chiung Yao |
| Produced by | Chu Chin-ching |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Hu Chi-yuan |
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| Music by | Liu Hung-yuan |
Production company | Tien Nan Motion Picture Company |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Rain of Sorrow is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Wang Yin, based on Chiung Yao's 1964 novel Fire and Rain. The film stars Wang Yin himself, as well as 21-year-old Gua Ah-leh in her acting debut.
Wang Yin handpicked Gua Ah-leh, a recent graduate of National Taiwan Academy of Arts (now National Taiwan University of Arts), from over a thousand candidates for the lead role. The film's other investors wanted a "sexier" bankable actress, but Wang wouldn't budge. Eventually Wang had to finance the film all by himself after other investors quit the project, but his selection proved brilliant. Gua Ah-leh won Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for this film, and would go on to become one of the greatest actresses in the cinema of Taiwan.[1][2]