The Unforgettable Character
The Unforgettable Character (Chinese: 在水一方; pinyin: zài shuǐ yīfāng; literally: "Across the Water"), misspelled The Unforgettable Charactor in the opening credits, is a 1975 romantic drama film, spoken in Mandarin, and set in Taiwan. It was written by Chiung Yao (瓊瑤), also an author of the novel of the same Chinese name that the film adapted, produced by Chang Yan-tao (張仁道) and directed by Chang Mei-jun (張美君).
Cast
- Brigitte Lin (林青霞) as Tu Hsiao-shuang (杜小雙)
- Chin Han as Lu You-wen (盧友文)
- Tanny Tien (恬妞) as Chu Shih-hui (朱詩卉)
- Ku Ming-lun (谷名倫) as Chi Shih-yao (朱詩堯)
Music
Zai shui yifang (在水一方; zài shuǐ yīfāng) is a 1975 Mandarin album, released by Kolin Records (歌林). The songs on A-side are sung by Chiang Lei (江蕾) and those on B-side by Frankie Kao (高凌風).
"Zai shui yifang", sometimes translated "On the Other Side of the Water",[1] and "Ni zenme shuo" (你怎麼說) were later covered by other singers, including Teresa Teng in her 1980 album of a similar name.
Lyrics were written by Chiung Yao, and music was composed by Lin Chia-ching (林家慶), unless otherwise. Only songs that are listed as theme songs and instrumental are heard in the film.
| Side A — Chiang Lei (江蕾) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Chinese | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Telling the Last Night's Dream" (Sub-theme) | 昨夜夢中相訴; zuóyè mèngzhōng xiāng sù | ||||||||
| 2. | "Please Calmly Listen to Me" (Sub-theme) | 請你靜靜聽我; qǐng nǐ jìngjìng tīng wǒ | ||||||||
| 3. | "zài shuǐ yīfāng" (Main theme) | 在水一方 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Blue Ocean" | Unknown | Unknown | 藍色的海洋; lánsè de hǎiyáng | ||||||
| 5. | "nǐ zěnme shuō" | Shang Kwan-yue (上官月) | Szu Ma-liang (司馬亮) | 你怎麼說 | ||||||
| 6. | "Telling the Last Night's Dream" (Instrumental) | 昨夜夢中相訴 | ||||||||
| Frankie Kao (高凌風) — Side B | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Chinese | Length | |||||
| 1. | "zài shuǐ yīfāng" (Main theme) | 在水一方 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Sunset" (Sub-theme) | 陽光下; yángguāng xià | ||||||||
| 3. | "Square Brick Road" | Hsuan Ju (玄瞿) | Shin Yi (欣逸) | 方磚路上; fāng zhuān lùshang | ||||||
| 4. | "Ocean, Sky, My Heart" | Lin Wen-lung (林文隆) | Lin Wen-lung (林文隆) | 大海·天空·我的心; dàhǎi, tiānkōng, wǒ de xīn | ||||||
| 5. | "You Take Away My Heart" | Tu Fei (涂非) | Tu Fei (涂非) | 你帶走了我的心; nǐ dàizǒu le wǒ de xīn | ||||||
| 6. | "zài shuǐ yīfāng" (Instrumental) | 在水一方 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Chinese pop music since the 1980s". China.org.cn. December 2008.
External links
- 黑膠博覽會【935】在水一方......江 蕾 & 高凌風 主唱 (Zai shui yi fang) at A Jun's blog in Yahoo! Hong Kong (Chinese)
- Frankie Kao discography
- The Unforgettable Character at the Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese version)
- The Unforgettable Character (在水一方) at the China Movie DataBase (Chinese)
- The Unforgettable Character (在水一方) at DigitalArchives.tw
- Search results for 在水一方 at MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary
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