That Day, on the Beach (Hai Tau Shau De Yi Ten)

A famous pianist returns to Taiwan from overseas to give a concert. She receives a call from an old friend Lin Chia-li, the sister of an ex-boyfriend. Lin wants to talk about old times. In fact, the two women have not seen each other for a very long time. We learn that Chia-li's brother was once deeply in love with the pianist but because of his father's opposition to their relationship, he married another woman. His father is a patriarchal figure influenced by the Japanese education he received. Due to the end of their affair, she went overseas to study music and became a succesful performer. but despite her success, she feels emotionally empty.