The Day the Sun Turned Cold

1994 film

The Day the Sun Turned Cold

Traditional Chinese	天國逆子
Simplified Chinese	天国逆子
Literal meaning	disloyal son of the Heavenly Kingdom

Hanyu Pinyin	Tiānguó nìzǐ


Directed by	Yim Ho
Written by	Yim Ho
Produced by	Yim Ho
Starring	Siqin Gaowa
Release date	1994 (1994)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Budget	$HK5 million

The Day the Sun Turned Cold (Chinese: 天国逆子) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama film directed by Yim Ho. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The $HK5 million budget for the film was raised by Yim Ho. It was shot in northeastern China. The film won the Tokyo Grand Prix and Yim Ho won the Best Director award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Cast

Siqin Gaowa as Mother
Tou Chung-hua as Guan Jian
Ma Jingwu as Father
Wei Zi as Lover
Zhong Shu as Young Son
Hu Li as Captain

References

^ Halligan, Fionnuala (15 November 1994). "Hong Kong picks resident helmer's pic for Oscars". Daily Variety. p. 18.
"The Day the Sun Turned Cold". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

The Day the Sun Turned Cold at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Yim Ho
Homecoming (1984) Red Dust (1990) The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994) The Sun Has Ears (1996) Kitchen (1997) Pavilion of Women (2001) A West Lake Moment (2005) Floating City (2012)

v t e Tokyo Grand Prix
1985–1999	Typhoon Club (1985) Old Well (1987) That Summer of White Roses (1989) City of Hope (1991) White Badge (1992) The Blue Kite (1993) The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994) Kolya (1996) The Perfect Circle (1997) Beyond Silence (1997) Open Your Eyes (1998) Darkness and Light (1999)
2000–present	Amores perros (2000) Slogans (2001) Broken Wings (2002) Nuan (2003) Whisky (2004) What the Snow Brings (2005) OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) The Band's Visit (2007) Tulpan (2008) Eastern Plays (2009) Intimate Grammar (2010) The Intouchables (2011) The Other Son (2012) We Are the Best! (2013) Heaven Knows What (2014) Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015) The Bloom of Yesterday (2016) Grain (2017) Amanda (2018) Uncle (2019) Vera Dreams of the Sea (2021) The Beasts (2022) Snow Leopard (2023) Teki Cometh (2024)

Tokyo Grand Prix

1985–1999

Typhoon Club (1985)
Old Well (1987)
That Summer of White Roses (1989)
City of Hope (1991)
White Badge (1992)
The Blue Kite (1993)
The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
Kolya (1996)
The Perfect Circle (1997)
Beyond Silence (1997)
Open Your Eyes (1998)
Darkness and Light (1999)

2000–present

Amores perros (2000)
Slogans (2001)
Broken Wings (2002)
Nuan (2003)
Whisky (2004)
What the Snow Brings (2005)
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
The Band's Visit (2007)
Tulpan (2008)
Eastern Plays (2009)
Intimate Grammar (2010)
The Intouchables (2011)
The Other Son (2012)
We Are the Best! (2013)
Heaven Knows What (2014)
Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015)
The Bloom of Yesterday (2016)
Grain (2017)
Amanda (2018)
Uncle (2019)
Vera Dreams of the Sea (2021)
The Beasts (2022)
Snow Leopard (2023)
Teki Cometh (2024)

v t e Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1959–2000	For Better, for Worse (1959) The Enchanting Shadow (1960) The Love Eterne (1963) Between Tears and Laughter (1964) Come Drink with Me (1966) The Arch (1969) The Last Tempest 1976) Raining in the Mountain (1979) Homecoming (1984) Painted Faces (1989) Eight Taels of Gold (1990) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Farewell My Concubine (1993) The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994) Summer Snow (1995) Hu-Du-Men (1996) Made in Hong Kong (1998) Ordinary Heroes (1999) In the Mood for Love (2000)
2001–present	Fulltime Killer (2001) The Touch (2002) Infernal Affairs (2003) Running on Karma (2004) Perhaps Love (2005) The Banquet (2006) Exiled (2007) Painted Skin (2008) Prince of Tears (2009) Echoes of the Rainbow (2010) A Simple Life (2011) Life Without Principle (2012) The Grandmaster (2013) The Golden Era (2014) To the Fore (2015) Port of Call (2016) Mad World (2017) Operation Red Sea (2018) The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019) Better Days (2020) Zero to Hero (2021) Where the Wind Blows (2022) A Light Never Goes Out (2023) Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1959–2000

2001–present

Fulltime Killer (2001)
The Touch (2002)
Infernal Affairs (2003)
Running on Karma (2004)
Perhaps Love (2005)
The Banquet (2006)
Exiled (2007)
Painted Skin (2008)
Prince of Tears (2009)
Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
A Simple Life (2011)
Life Without Principle (2012)
The Grandmaster (2013)
The Golden Era (2014)
To the Fore (2015)
Port of Call (2016)
Mad World (2017)
Operation Red Sea (2018)
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)
Better Days (2020)
Zero to Hero (2021)
Where the Wind Blows (2022)
A Light Never Goes Out (2023)
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

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