“Dust in the Wind” (1987, Taiwan) Along with “The Boys from Fengkuei,” “Summer at Grandpa's,” and “A Time to Live and a Time to Die,” this film is one of director Hou Hsiao-hsien's autobiographical quartet, a masterpiece that depicts a fresh, youthful fragment within a nostalgic landscape. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Set in a Taiwanese mountain village around the late 1960s. Wang, a third-year junior high school student, and Hong, a second-year junior high school student, have been like siblings since childhood. Upon graduating from junior high, Wang moves to Taipei, working while attending night high school. Hong, a year younger, follows him to Taipei a year later. Working in Taipei, the two are bound by a strong bond, helping each other out and looking forward to their return home for the Obon festival more than anything. As time passes, they begin to become aware of each other, but Wang is drafted into military service. Hong promises to write Wang every day, but... ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ This is a used rental DVD. The case has been replaced with a commercial one, but there may be some signs of use, such as scratches and fading on the jacket, traces of management stickers, and minor scratches on the disc. Playback has been confirmed.