Strawman

1987 1h 36m ZH

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 16

DramaComedyWar

Synopsis

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In 1940s Taiwan, during the last days of Japanese rule, an impoverished farming village is less concerned with colonial politics than with feeding their families. One day, an American bomb falls onto a field, where it lies unexploded.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yang Kuei-mei
Wide Mouth Wife
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Landlord
Mei Zhao-Lin
Chen Shuixian
Wen Ying
Ah Fa's Wife
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Yueniang
Po-Chou Chang
Chen Fa
Cho Sheng-Li
Chen Kuozui
Wu Ping-nan
Japanese Policeman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wang Tung
Writers: Wang Hsiao-Ti, Hung Sung
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wang Tung, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Yang Kuei-mei and Ko Chun-Hsiung and Mei Zhao-Lin carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wang Tung directs. Mark Lee Ping-Bing behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Mandarin.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Wang Tung, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Yang Kuei-mei and Ko Chun-Hsiung and Mei Zhao-Lin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.