A Touch of Green | |
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Chinese | 一把青 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yī Bǎ Qīng |
Genre | Historical drama |
Based on | Taipei People by Pai Hsien-yung[1] |
Written by | Huang Shih-ming |
Directed by | Tsao Jui-yuan |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "As It Is" (看淡) by Hebe Tien |
Ending theme | "Men Over Clouds, Women on Earth" (天上的男人,地上的女人) by Yoga Lin |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 31 |
Production | |
Production locations | Taiwan Nanking, Shanghai, China |
Cinematography | Han Chi-hsuan |
Editor | Tu Min-Chi |
Running time | 47–84 minutes (approx.) |
Production companies | Taipei Film Co, Ltd (台北創造電影有限公司) |
Original release | |
Network | PTS |
Release | 19 December 2015 2 April 2016 | –
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A Touch of Green (Chinese: 一把青) is a 2015 Taiwanese period drama television series produced by Public Television Service, based on the 1971 short story of the same name by Pai Hsien-yung (which was included in his bilingual collection Taipei People). The story follows a group of Republic of China Air Force pilots and their wives during the Chinese Communist Revolution (1945–49) in mainland China and the White Terror period (1949–87) in Taiwan.
A Touch of Green won 6 awards at the 2016 Golden Bell Awards, including Best TV Series, Best Directing (Tsao Jui-yuan), and Best Actor (Wu Kang-jen).