An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Direction
Wei Te-sheng spent 12 years financing this passion project himself
Acting
Nolay Piho's Mona Rudao burns with controlled volcanic fury
Cinematography
Mist-shrouded mountains that feel spiritually alive
Director
Wei Te-sheng
Nolay Piho
Mona Rudao
Umin Boya
Temu Walis
Masanobu Ando
Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Sabu Kawahara
General Yahiko Kamada
Vivian Hsu
Obing Tadao aka Hatsuko Takayama
Irene Luo
Obing Nawi aka Hanako Kawano
Landy Wen
Mahung Mona (Mona's Daughter)
Cheng Chih-wei
Biho Sapo
Yi-Fan Hsu
Ichiro Hanaoka aka Dakis Nomin
Soda Voyu
Jiro Hanaoka aka Dakis Nawi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Wushe Rebellion depicted here was so suppressed in Taiwanese education that director Wei Te-sheng first learned of it in his 30s from a comic book.
Seediq Bale became Taiwan's most expensive production ever and was submitted for Best Foreign Language Film—but the Academy rejected it for containing 'too much Japanese dialogue,' sparking debates about colonial identity.
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