Father to Son (film)
# Father to Son (film)

Father to Son is a 2018 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Hsiao Ya-chuan. The production companies behind the film are Bit Production in association with Pixelfly Digital Effects.

The film was produced by Shih-Wei Chang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jui-Lan Hsiao and Michael Wang. The music was composed by Chris Hou and Summer Lei, and it was produced by Ivan Linn. The film was distributed by Ablaze Image.

## Plot

Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the company of his son. At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te's past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin.

## Cast

* Michael Huang as Fan Pao-Te
* Aria Wang as Kuo Yu-Chin
* Fu Meng-po as Fan Ta-Chi
* Kaiser Chuang as Young Fan Pao-Te
* Jag Huang as Fan Pao-Te's Father
* Samuel Ku as Newman
* Cheng-Ling Wen as Young Kuo Yu-Chin
* Daniel Chen as Di

## Release

Father to Son premiered in the Netherlands at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 29, 2018, followed by a Spanish premiere at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival on April 8, a premiere in Hungary at the Titanic International Filmpresence Festival on April 12, and a Taiwanese premiere at the Taipei Film Festival on June 28.

## Awards

### The 20th Taipei Film Awards

| Year | Award | Recipient | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Best Director | Xiao Yaquan | Won |
| 2018 | Best Soundtrack | Lei Guangxia, Hou Zhijian | Won |
| 2018 | Best Art Design | Huang Wenying, Wang Zhicheng | Won |

### The 55th Golden Horse Awards

| Year | Award | Recipient | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Best New Actor | Fu Meng-po | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Original Music | Lei Guangxia, Hou Zhijian | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Original Song | Lei Guangxia "deeply ruthless" | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Art Design | Huang Wenying, Wang Zhicheng | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best Sound | Guo Liqi | Nominated |
