The Missing Piece (film)

The Missing Piece
The Missing Piece official poster
Traditional Chinese	缺角一族
Simplified Chinese	缺角一族
Directed by	Chiang Fong-hong
Written by	Huang Shu-yun Chen Yi-ju
Produced by	Huang You-hua
Starring	Ella Chen Austin Lin Tsai Chen-nan Lin Mei-chao Ying Wei-min
Cinematography	Chiang Shen-feng
Edited by	Ho Jien-huei
Music by	Chung Chi-chan
Production companies	Three-Giant Production Co., Ltd.
Distributed by	Hualien Media International
Release dates	15 May 2015 (2015-05-15) (Taiwan) 6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) (Osaka Asian Film Festival)[1]
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Mandarin Hokkien

The Missing Piece (Chinese: 缺角一族; pinyin: Quē jiǎo yī zú) is a romance, comedy Taiwanese film. It starred Ella Chen, Austin Lin, Tsai Chen-nan, Lin Mei-zhao and Ying Wei-min, and was directed by Chiang Fong-hong.^[2] The film was released on May 15, 2015.^[3]

Cast

Main cast

• Ella Chen as Sha Sha (莎莎)
• Austin Lin as Lin Dao-feng (林稻風)
• Tsai Chen-nan as Uncle Tin-Can (鐺共伯)
• Lin Mei-chao as Auntie Hai-chu (海珠姨)
• Ying Wei-min as The Stone (石頭)

Guest cast

• Kao Cheng-peng as Lin Dao-feng's grandfather
• Wasir Chou as A-Nan (Sha Sha's ex-boyfriend)
• Albee Liu as Betel nut beauty
• Chang Hao-ming as Truck driver
• Vincent Liang as Uncle Tin-Can's son in the United States

Music

Song title	Singer	Lyrics	Composer	Arranger	Note
"Almost" (差一點)	Ella Chen	Lan Xiao Xie	Chen Xu-chao	Zhang Bo-yan	Theme Song

Awards

Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2016	11th Osaka Asian Film Festival	Yakushi Pearl Award (Best Actress Award)	Ella Chen[4]	Won
2016	79th Houston International Film Festival	Best Film in Comedy (Gold)	The Missing Piece[4]	Won

Promotional activity

TV promotion

• 100% Entertainment : May 14, 2015

External links

• The Missing Piece at IMDb

References

1. "Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016".
2. Ho Yi (2015-05-15). "Movie review: The Missing Piece (缺角一族)". Taipei Times.
3. 《缺角一族》將上映! Ella裝扮超吸睛　玩變裝! Ella飾檳榔西施 化身美國隊長　校園宣傳! 男主角林柏宏現身 粉絲好嗨
4. Ella《缺角一族》爭光！獲休士頓影展喜劇片金獎.Apple Daily