Strawman
7.5
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.
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Cast
12 people
Yang Kuei-mei
Wide Mouth Wife
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The World Between Us
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Landlord
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Island of Fire
Mei Zhao-Lin
Chen Shuixian
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War Game 229
Wen Ying
Ah Fa's Wife
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Hill of No Return
Grandma and Her Ghosts
Fanny Chang Chun-Fang
Yueniang
Known for
The Boys from Fengkuei
Po-Chou Chang
Chen Fa
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All the Corners of the World
Cho Sheng-Li
Chen Kuozui
Known for
A Summer at Grandpa's
Wu Ping-nan
Japanese Policeman
Known for
Taipei Story
Dust in the Wind
Ying Ying
Mother
Also in
A Flower in the Rainy Night
Kuei-mei, a Woman
Cheng Tung-Chuen
Landlord's Son
Known for
Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins
Li Kun
Director of Japan Branch
Known for
The Big Boss
Fist of Fury
方龍
Chief of Village
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金縷歌
Wang Tung Director · Wang Hsiao-Ti Screenplay Hung Sung Screenplay
First release January 2, 1987 · Produced in Taiwan · Languages Chinese, Japanese
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production
Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
稻草人
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Taiwan · January 2, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
December 2, 2006 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
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