Taiwan Synopsis
風兒踢踏踩
A photographer travels with her boyfriend to a seaside village in Penghu. There she strikes up a relationship with a blind man. When they reencounter one another back in Taipei, where he is preparing to undergo an operation to restore his sight, their connection intensifies.
The 1980–1982 Taiwan Window
5 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Play While You Play sits at position #5.
#1In Our Time
★ 7.2 · 1982
#2The Green, Green Grass of Home
★ 6.5 · 1982
#3Attack Force Z
★ 6.3 · 1982
#4Lovable You
★ 6.2 · 1980
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#5Play While You Play
★ 6.2 · 1981
The 1980s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Play While You Play premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #125 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #96 of 118 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Galaxy Film Company Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | November 18, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0082371 |