A classic work from the later period of director Shinji Somai's creative career, adapted from Tomoto Kako's children's literature. It won the Best Screenplay award at the 1995 Kinema Junpo Awards.
Winner of the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Film Festival, Hou Hsiao-hsien's work has been the result of ten years of hard work.
