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The Shadowless Tower

Gu Wentong learns the whereabouts of his father, who lost contact with him more than 40 years ago. Encouraged by his new friend, Gu Wentong decides to face his father and rebuild the long-lost father-son relationship.

Director

Zhang Lu

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Awards

7 wins & 10 nominations

Gu Wentong

Ouyang Wenhui

Gu Yunlai

Zhuangzhuang Tian

Nan Ji

Li Jun

Gu Wenhui

Xiao Xiao (Juvenile)

Xiaoqing

Zhang Xin Ming

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I thought your family - The Shadowless Tower

I thought your family

When anyone asks where I'm from, - The Shadowless Tower

When anyone asks where I'm from,

When I was five, - The Shadowless Tower

When I was five,

My dad molested a woman on a bus. - The Shadowless Tower

My dad molested a woman on a bus.

My Mum said - The Shadowless Tower

Mom bosses him around all day. - The Shadowless Tower

Mom bosses him around all day.

This is Beijing at 4:08. - The Shadowless Tower

This is Beijing at 4:08.

A sharp, long - The Shadowless Tower

Beijing Station's towering edifice - The Shadowless Tower

Beijing Station's towering edifice

Shaken, - The Shadowless Tower

My heart shudders in pain. - The Shadowless Tower

My heart shudders in pain.

It must be my mother's sewing needle - The Shadowless Tower

It must be my mother's sewing needle

At this moment - The Shadowless Tower

Tethered to her hands - The Shadowless Tower

Tethered to her hands

I have to stick my head
out of the train window. - The Shadowless Tower

I have to stick my head out of the train window.

Only at this very moment - The Shadowless Tower

Only at this very moment

A wave of parting shouts - The Shadowless Tower

A wave of parting shouts

Beijing is still under my feet, - The Shadowless Tower

Beijing is still under my feet,

Once more I wave to Beijing. - The Shadowless Tower

Once more I wave to Beijing.

And I want to grab her by the collar - The Shadowless Tower

And I want to grab her by the collar

No matter whose hand it is, - The Shadowless Tower

No matter whose hand it is,

I don't care about anyone at all,
except Smiley. - The Shadowless Tower

I don't care about anyone at all, except Smiley.

Two, three centimeters. Call it three! - The Shadowless Tower

Two, three centimeters. Call it three!

Daddy, one day I'll grow taller than you. - The Shadowless Tower

Daddy, one day I'll grow taller than you.

You're less than one meter! Look at me. - The Shadowless Tower

You're less than one meter! Look at me.

I've got to 120 cm! You're 120 cm! - The Shadowless Tower

I've got to 120 cm! You're 120 cm!

You're 40 cm taller, so read page 140. - The Shadowless Tower

You're 40 cm taller, so read page 140.

Let's see which poem is on page 140. - The Shadowless Tower

Let's see which poem is on page 140.

You are a bay, a sail. - The Shadowless Tower

You are a bay, a sail.

Use the highchair.
I'm not a toddler anymore! - The Shadowless Tower

Use the highchair. I'm not a toddler anymore!

Dark nights render me a pair of dark eyes, - The Shadowless Tower

Dark nights render me a pair of dark eyes,

Gu Cheng wrote that! - The Shadowless Tower

Gu Cheng wrote that!

No one can remember your Daddy's poems. - The Shadowless Tower

No one can remember your Daddy's poems.

Super busy! The busiest man in the world. - The Shadowless Tower

Super busy! The busiest man in the world.

My colleagues - The Shadowless Tower

They try out the
restaurants you write about. - The Shadowless Tower

They try out the restaurants you write about.

One time he came to Beijing, - The Shadowless Tower

One time he came to Beijing,

The officer said - The Shadowless Tower

The officer said

She wasn't certain - The Shadowless Tower

She wasn't certain

But when they did a re-enactment - The Shadowless Tower

But when they did a re-enactment

She felt guilty - The Shadowless Tower

She felt guilty

We divorced long ago! Don't call me again! - The Shadowless Tower

We divorced long ago! Don't call me again!

So my dad - The Shadowless Tower

By the time your dad looked up the officer, - The Shadowless Tower

By the time your dad looked up the officer,

Saw us together on Wusi Street. - The Shadowless Tower

Saw us together on Wusi Street.

If I get in your way, - The Shadowless Tower

If I get in your way,

I looked for ways to play with him, - The Shadowless Tower

I looked for ways to play with him,

Back then we lived near Tiananmen Square. - The Shadowless Tower

Back then we lived near Tiananmen Square.

In the evenings you could see - The Shadowless Tower

In the evenings you could see

You can feel the wind in the kite string. - The Shadowless Tower

You can feel the wind in the kite string.

There was an orphanage - The Shadowless Tower

There was an orphanage

I know, they moved out long ago. - The Shadowless Tower

I know, they moved out long ago.

I heard it'd be demolished - The Shadowless Tower

I heard it'd be demolished

At the age of five - The Shadowless Tower

At the age of five

You could have plea bargained, - The Shadowless Tower

You could have plea bargained,

Can you say from the depths of your soul - The Shadowless Tower

Can you say from the depths of your soul

The deeper you examine your soul, - The Shadowless Tower

The deeper you examine your soul,

If she hadn't thrown me out, - The Shadowless Tower

If she hadn't thrown me out,

When you were learning to walk, - The Shadowless Tower

When you were learning to walk,

You couldn't manage whole sentences yet. - The Shadowless Tower

You couldn't manage whole sentences yet.

But when you faced the sea, - The Shadowless Tower

But when you faced the sea,

What makes you suddenly call me? - The Shadowless Tower

What makes you suddenly call me?

In school,
weren't you best friends with Old Mu? - The Shadowless Tower

In school, weren't you best friends with Old Mu?

It happened just before he left for Paris. - The Shadowless Tower

It happened just before he left for Paris.

I came by to tell you - The Shadowless Tower

I came by to tell you

Which of his writings - The Shadowless Tower

Which of his writings

In my backyard - The Shadowless Tower

One is a jujube tree - The Shadowless Tower

One is a jujube tree

I am telling you, - The Shadowless Tower

I am telling you,

In real life treat your wife and kids well! - The Shadowless Tower

In real life treat your wife and kids well!

Did you stand in front of a wild flower? - The Shadowless Tower

Did you stand in front of a wild flower?

I watched him fly the kite. - The Shadowless Tower

I watched him fly the kite.

My first love called me - The Shadowless Tower

My first love called me

He cheated on me a couple of years ago - The Shadowless Tower

He cheated on me a couple of years ago

I promised myself - The Shadowless Tower

I promised myself

Said his girl ran off with someone else. - The Shadowless Tower

Said his girl ran off with someone else.

Maybe I didn't mention it, - The Shadowless Tower

Maybe I didn't mention it,

Maybe I saw things - The Shadowless Tower

Maybe I saw things

Grandma told me - The Shadowless Tower

Grandma told me

Unreel the string and
let it fly even higher. - The Shadowless Tower

Unreel the string and let it fly even higher.

I wish both of you true happiness. - The Shadowless Tower

I wish both of you true happiness.

What about Ouyang? Haven't you called her? - The Shadowless Tower

What about Ouyang? Haven't you called her?

My ancestors really helped - The Shadowless Tower

My ancestors really helped

Life is a play, - The Shadowless Tower

Life is a play,

Sometimes it's sad, - The Shadowless Tower

Sometimes it's sad,

Most precious of all are the audience. - The Shadowless Tower

Most precious of all are the audience.

Oh yes, they're the most precious of all! - The Shadowless Tower

Oh yes, they're the most precious of all!

They cry many tears, - The Shadowless Tower

They cry many tears,

They follow the characters, - The Shadowless Tower

They follow the characters,

The audience completely forget themselves. - The Shadowless Tower

The audience completely forget themselves.

The Shadowless Tower poster

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Gu Wentong learns the whereabouts of his father, who lost contact with him more than 40 years ago. Encouraged by his new friend, Gu Wentong decides to face his father and rebuild the long-lost father-son relationship.

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Director: Zhang Lu

Writer: Zhang Lu

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Oct 2023

Awards: 7 wins & 10 nominations

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