The Story of a Small Town
The Story of a Small Town is a 1979 Taiwanese film, produced by Hsiao Chung Productions. The film revolves around a family living in a small town. Kenny Bee plays the male family member who is released from prison and falls in love with a mute woman. The film was remade as a TV series, featuring Yang Kuei-mei and Yin Xiaotian.
Cast and crew
;Cast- Kenny Bee
- Joan Lin
- Ko Hsiang-ting
- Lee Lieh
- Chen Jun-jieh, credited as Ou Di
- Li Hsing, director and supervisor
- Liu Teng-shan, story
- Chang Yung-hsiang, screenplay
- Chen Kun-hou, cinematography
- Tsai Cheng-pin, art director
- Chih Hsueh-fu, director of lighting
- Weng Ching-hsi, composer, credited as Tony Wong in this film and Tang Ni in other materials
Accolades
In the 16th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, this film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Child Star.| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | The Story of a Small Town | Won | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Li Hsing | Nomitated | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | Joan Lin | Won | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Chiang Ming | Nomitated | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Child Star | Chen Jun-jie | Won | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Chang Yung-hsiang | Won | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Cinematography | Chen Kun-hou | Nomitated | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Art Direction | Tsai Cheng-pin | Nomitated | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Film Score | Weng Ching-hsi | Nomitated | |
| 1979 | 16th Golden Horse Awards | Best Sound Recording | Wang Jung-fang | Nomitated |
Original soundtrack
The Story of a Small Town soundtrack album was released by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng on March 23, 1979. Tracks 1, 6, 7, and 8 are theme songs from the film. With the exception of track 7, the names of these tracks are different for each release. The album was released by Kolin Records in Taiwan and by Polydor Records in Hong Kong and overseas.Polydor re-recorded the theme songs for its own edition and released this album as Love Songs of Island, Vol. 6: Small Town Story. Weng Ching-hsi is credited as Tang Ni on this album.