The Strait Story
The year is 1943 and Taiwan is under Japanese colonization. After finishing his studies in Japan, famous Taiwanese sculptor and painter Ching-Cheng Huang receives an offer to teach in Beiping Art School. He decides to visit friends and family back home before leaving for China. He boards the passenger liner "Takachiho Maru" in Kobe, Japan, with his girlfriend, a pianist. Tragically, the luxurious liner is torpedoed by an American submarine and sinks off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan. Decades later, Shou-shou, a fine art restorer with a crippling illness, finds one of Huang's paintings in an exhibition. As she restores the painting, Shou-shou learns about the artist, the stories behind his work and his death at sea. She recreates the story of the painting "Woman in Black", and romantically imagines the ways the artist painted his girlfriend. The more she studies, the more she was inspired by Huang's value of art and of life. Restoring Huang's painting thus becomes Shou-shou's way of ...
TMDB
4.5/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- Mandarin
- painter
- ching-cheng huang
Top billed cast
Release dates
TaiwanTW
- Theatrical21 Oct 2005
Frequently asked questions
- When was The Strait Story released?
- The Strait Story was released on 21 October 2005.
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for The Strait Story?
- No verified Hindi trailer for The Strait Story is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of The Strait Story?
- The Strait Story holds a 4.5/10 audience score from 4 votes.
- Who directed The Strait Story?
- The Strait Story (2005) was directed by Huang Yu-Shan.
- How long is The Strait Story?
- The Strait Story runs for 1h 46m.
