Taiwan Synopsis
九降風
Lin Shu-Yu's semi auto-biographical debut takes us back to 1996, during the time of the tragic Taiwan baseball scandal, an event that devastated many teenage boys. The story follows Yen and Tang and their gang through the last year of their high school life. From chasing girls to midnight skinny dipping to rooting for their favorite baseball team, they do everything together. When an accident throws Yen into a coma, their world starts falling apart.
The 2007–2009 Taiwan Window
16 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Winds of September sits at position #11.
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Winds of September premiered. 31 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #143 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #104 of 118 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | FIlm Mall, Ocean Deep Films, Big Pictures, Mei Ah Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | June 6, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1286562 |