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Jia ru wo shi zhen de

IMDb ID: tt0289112 · Year: 1981 · Rating: 7.6 (150 votes)

Genres: Drama

Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol's play The Inspector General.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: If I Were for Real
World-wide: If I Were for Real (English)
Taiwan: 假如我是真的
假如我是真的
Release Date1981-08-21Runtime99 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsTaiwanLanguagesMandarinKeywordscontroversy
cult film
1970s
commune
rural setting
Production CompaniesYoung Sun ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289112/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0289112.jpgUpdated At2025-02-01T10:39:12

Stars

Alan Tam
Kuan-Chen Hu
Lin Hsiang
Feng Chang
Ping-Yu Chang
Shi-Yu Chang
Hui-Lou Chen
Li Hsu
Han-Chang Hu
Ming Kao

Directors

Toon Wang

Writers

Yung-Hsiang Chang
Nikolay Gogol
Shoucheng Li
Yexin Sha
Mingde Yao

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alan Tam | Character: Li Shiao-Chang
Actor: Kuan-Chen Hu | Character: Ming-Hua
Actor: Lin Hsiang | Character: Chiao Hung
Actor: Feng Chang | Character: Ming-Hua's father
Actor: Ping-Yu Chang | Character: Theatrical company Leader Chao
Actor: Shi-Yu Chang | Character: Aunt Chien
Actor: Hui-Lou Chen | Character: The wine man
Actor: Li Hsu | Character: Funeral Parlor Staff
Actor: Han-Chang Hu | Character: Barber
Actor: Ming Kao | Character: Factory director
Actor: Hsiang-Ting Ko | Character: Farm director
Actor: Chun Ku | Character: Li Ta
Actor: Ming Lei | Character: Office Director Sun
Actor: Tsai Pei Lin | Character: Factory director's son
Actor: Chia-Li Ma | Character: Chuan Chuan
Actor: Fu-Sheng Tsui | Character: Vice-mayor Wang
Actor: Su Wei | Character: Minister Wu
Actor: Chiao-Ling Wu | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Toon Wang | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yung-Hsiang Chang | Role: Writer
Name: Nikolay Gogol | Role: Writer
Name: Shoucheng Li | Role: Writer
Name: Yexin Sha | Role: Writer
Name: Mingde Yao | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hsien-Cheng Chiang | Role: Producer
Name: Jih-Shen Chiang | Role: Producer
Name: Chih-Chia Feng | Role: Producer
Name: Ji-Yu Shi | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hung-Chung Lin | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Yi-Hsiung Hsieh | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Toon Wang | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jing-tai Chiang | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chun-Cheng Lin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Duu-Chih Tu | Role: Sound Department

[Music Department]
Name: Hsin-Yi Chen | Role: Music Department
Name: Teresa Teng | Role: Music Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289112/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Taiwan: August 21, 1981 (Taiwan)
Canada: September 11, 1983 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: May 4, 1989 (Hong Kong)

Awards

Winner | 1981 | Golden Horse Film Festival | Golden Horse Award | Best Feature Film | If I Were for Real
Winner | 1981 | Golden Horse Film Festival | Golden Horse Award | Best Leading Actor | Alan Tam, If I Were for Real
Winner | 1981 | Golden Horse Film Festival | Golden Horse Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Yung-Hsiang Chang, If I Were for Real
Nominee | 1981 | Golden Horse Film Festival | Golden Horse Award | Best Cinematography | Hung-Chung Lin, If I Were for Real
Nominee | 1981 | Golden Horse Film Festival | Golden Horse Award | Best Art Direction | Toon Wang, If I Were for Real
Winner | 1981 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Film | If I Were for Real
Winner | 1981 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Leading Actor | Alan Tam, If I Were for Real

Box Office

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