Papa Can You Hear Me Sing

Drama
Asia  /  Chinese

A classic Taiwanese film that mixes melodrama and musical, the 1983 movie Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing has earned its male lead Chuen Yet a Best Actor award at the 20th Golden Horse Awards, plus 3 other music-related prizes. The Taiwanese dialect theme song, originally performed by Julie Su, has also become extremely popular until today, even among people who don't speak the dialect. Accompanied by such a touching song, the film has moved its many viewers with a father's genuine love for his daughter.
The story starts with Uncle Dumb (Chuen Yet), a retired soldier, raising an abandoned baby girl. This girl (Liu Jui Chi), named Ah Mei, grows up to be a proficient singer, and is even headhunted to perform in a world tour. She wants to earn more money for Uncle Dumb, but separation is a torture to both. More unfortunately, her manager doesn't like Ah Mei to meet Uncle Dumb. Serious ill, Uncle Dumb's only wish is to meet his beloved daughter, now a hot singer, before his last breath...