The Petrel Returns
The Petrel Returns
1997, Chinese. Directed by Huang Yu-Shan.
The Petrel Returns is the story about the pioneer of Taiwan modern dancer Ms. Tsai Ruiyue, who was born in Tainan, and had been educated in Japan. After she came back from Japan, she had met the famous poet Mr. Lei Shiyu, soon they were engaged and married while Ms. Tsai Ruiyue had decided to devoted her life to dance art and education.She has founded the first dance theater: Chung Hua Dance Theater which has encouraged many potential Taiwanese dancers after WWII.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Original title
- 海燕
- Country
- Taiwan
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The Petrel Returns runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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The Petrel Returns isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Petrel Returns?
The Petrel Returns (1997) was directed by Huang Yu-Shan and stars Tsai Ruiyue.