Taking place in the 1930s on one island of the Japanese Empire, a few Pinginumu or the ‘escapees,’ attempt to flee from the infamous Green Jail coal mine but lose their way. They suffer from starvation, risk a brutal beat-up if caught, or if lucky, they swim to regain freedom. They become the hungry wandering living-ghosts. After the war, locals have more or less witnessed the miners’ ghosts that remain wandering about, as if they were still the poor souls that lost direction.
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Huang Yin-yu Director
United States release November 5, 2021 · Produced in Japan, Taiwan · Languages Chinese, Japanese
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Japan · Taiwan
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Original title
草地火焰
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
United States · November 5, 2021
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