Singer Thongchai "Bird" McIntyre stars as the Japanese officer Kobori, reprising his role from a popular, 26-episode television series in 1990 that was based on the book. Aside from the 1990 series, the story has been adapted numerous times, including a film in 1973, another film in the 1988 and a musical play in 2003 by Dreambox Theatre in Bangkok that was revived in 2007.
One of top five box office hits in Thailand in 1995,[1] this film was among the first Thai films to gain overseas distribution for home video, with an English-subtitled VHS release in 1998.[2]
It is 1944, and the Japan's efforts to win the Pacific War are failing, and a Thai woman, Angsumalin, has just lost her husband, Kobori, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
The scene then flashes back to 1939, the early days of World War II in Siam, to Angsumalin meeting one last time with her former lover, a young Thai man named Vanus. He is leaving for England for his studies and hopes that Angsumalin will wait for him and marry him when he returns.
Shortly thereafter, Thailand is invaded by Japanese military forces. In Thonburi, opposite Bangkok on the Chaophraya River, the Imperial Japanese Navy establishes itself at a base. The forces there are led by Kobori, an idealistic young captain. One day he sees Angsumalin swimming in the river and falls for her. She, being a proudly nationalistic Thai woman, despises him because he is a foreigner.
Nonetheless, Kobori persists at seeing her and a courtship develops. Angsumalin sees a way to use Kobori to serve the underground Free Thai Movement while she waits for Vanus.
Then, for political reasons, Angsumalin's father insists that she marry Kobori. Understanding that Angsumalin is not marrying him out of love, Kobori promises not to touch her, but he breaks that vow after the wedding.
Despite this, Angsumalin develops tender feelings for Kobori, but is still torn by her feelings for her nation and Vanus, who returns to set in motion a conflict between the two men.
sunset, chaophraya, 1996, film, sunset, chaophraya, thai, กรรม, 1995, romantic, drama, film, directed, euthana, mukdasanit, adapted, from, novel, thommayanti, story, love, triangle, world, thailand, depicts, star, crossed, romance, between, imperial, japanese,. Sunset at Chaophraya Thai khukrrm Khu Kam is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Euthana Mukdasanit Adapted from the novel Khu Kam by Thommayanti the story is a love triangle set in World War II era Thailand and depicts the star crossed romance between an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and a Thai woman who is involved with the Free Thai resistance Sunset at ChaophrayaVHS cover artDirected byEuthana MukdasanitWritten byWanich Jarunggidanan screenplay Thommayanti novel StarringBird McIntyreApasiri NitibhonCinematographyPipat PyakhaEdited byWarapa KasemsriMusic byAnuwat SurbsuwanDistributed byGrammy FilmRelease date1995 1995 Running time135 minutesCountryThailandLanguagesThai Japanese Singer Thongchai Bird McIntyre stars as the Japanese officer Kobori reprising his role from a popular 26 episode television series in 1990 that was based on the book Aside from the 1990 series the story has been adapted numerous times including a film in 1973 another film in the 1988 and a musical play in 2003 by Dreambox Theatre in Bangkok that was revived in 2007 One of top five box office hits in Thailand in 1995 1 this film was among the first Thai films to gain overseas distribution for home video with an English subtitled VHS release in 1998 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 1995 Version 3 References 4 External linksPlot editIt is 1944 and the Japan s efforts to win the Pacific War are failing and a Thai woman Angsumalin has just lost her husband Kobori an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy The scene then flashes back to 1939 the early days of World War II in Siam to Angsumalin meeting one last time with her former lover a young Thai man named Vanus He is leaving for England for his studies and hopes that Angsumalin will wait for him and marry him when he returns Shortly thereafter Thailand is invaded by Japanese military forces In Thonburi opposite Bangkok on the Chaophraya River the Imperial Japanese Navy establishes itself at a base The forces there are led by Kobori an idealistic young captain One day he sees Angsumalin swimming in the river and falls for her She being a proudly nationalistic Thai woman despises him because he is a foreigner Nonetheless Kobori persists at seeing her and a courtship develops Angsumalin sees a way to use Kobori to serve the underground Free Thai Movement while she waits for Vanus Then for political reasons Angsumalin s father insists that she marry Kobori Understanding that Angsumalin is not marrying him out of love Kobori promises not to touch her but he breaks that vow after the wedding Despite this Angsumalin develops tender feelings for Kobori but is still torn by her feelings for her nation and Vanus who returns to set in motion a conflict between the two men Cast 1995 Version edit nbsp The Thai VCD release Bird McIntyre as Kobori Apasiri Nitibhon as Angsumalin in Japanese name Hideko Teerapat Sajakul as Vanus Supakorn Srisawat as Pol Deux Doksadao as Bua Chitrakorn Sundarapakshin as Angsumalin s fatherReferences edit Romantic February Love in Southeast Asia Bradford College and the Council on Southeast Asia Studies Yale University 2003 Retrieved 2007 08 23 Khu gam Thailand s gone with the wind Paknam Web Forums 2006 10 21 Retrieved 2007 08 23 External links editSunset at Chaophraya at IMDb nbsp Sunset at Chaophraya at AllMovie Sunset at Chaophraya at Rotten Tomatoes Sunset at Chaophraya at SiamZone in Thai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunset at Chaophraya 1996 film amp oldid 1184275716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
