Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
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“A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for freedom in this epic-scale historical drama.”
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.
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Part of Warriors of the Rainbow: The Seediq Bale Saga
3 films
Cast
15 people
Nolay Piho
Mona Rudao
Also in
Lion Pride
Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
Umin Boya
Temu Walis
Also in
Let's Talk About CHU
Had I Not Seen the Sun
Masanobu Ando
Genji Kojima, Constable at Tonbara clan
Known for
Battle Royale
Kids Return
Sabu Kawahara
General Yahiko Kamada
Known for
A Scene at the Sea
The Eel
Vivian Hsu
Obing Tadao aka Hatsuko Takayama
Known for
The Accidental Spy
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Irene Luo
Obing Nawi aka Hanako Kawano
Also in
A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
The Cube
Landy Wen
Mahung Mona (Mona's Daughter)
Also in
Jay Chou Incomparable Concert 2004
Forever Young
Da-Ching
Mona Rudao - Young
Also in
镖王传奇
Pawan Nawi
Chief Rudao Luhe, Mona's Father
Yakau Kuhon
Tado Mona (Mona's Eldest Son)
Lee Shih-chia
Baso Mona (Mona's Younger Son)
Lin Yuan-Jie
Pawan Nawi
Wei Te-sheng Director
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $25M · First release September 1, 2011
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production
ARS Film Production
Production
Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum
Production
Fortissimo Films
Production
CMC Entertainment
Production
Lion Rock Productions
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · Netherlands · Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
賽德克‧巴萊：太陽旗
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2011
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Taiwan · September 9, 2011
Theatrical · Nationwide Release
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 9, 2011 · Limited theatrical
China
December 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 23, 2011 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
December 12, 2025 · Theatrical · re-release
Japan
March 13, 2012 · Digital
Taiwan
September 4, 2011 · Premiere · Ketagalan Boulevard
September 7, 2011 · Premiere · Small-scale screening in Qingliu, Ren-ai, Nantou (both parts 1 & 2 were screened)
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Some details come from TheTVDB.