Strawman (1987)

7.1/10 96 min Drama Comedy War

Overview

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.

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

Ying Ying

Mother

Li Kun

Director of Japan Branch

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