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Strawman

1987

96 minutes

DramaComedyWar

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.

Top Cast

Yang Kuei-Mei headshot

Yang Kuei-Mei

Wide Mouth Wife

Ko Chun-Hsiung headshot

Ko Chun-Hsiung

Landlord

Mei Zhao-Lin headshot

Mei Zhao-Lin

Chen Shuixian

Wen Ying headshot

Wen Ying

Ah Fa's Wife

Fanny Chang Chun-Fang headshot

Fanny Chang Chun-Fang

Yueniang

Po-Chou Chang headshot

Po-Chou Chang

Chen Fa

Cho Sheng-Li headshot

Cho Sheng-Li

Chen Kuozui

Wu Ping-nan headshot

Wu Ping-nan

Japanese Policeman

Ying Ying headshot

Ying Ying

Mother

Cheng Tung-Chuen headshot

Cheng Tung-Chuen

Landlord's Son

Li Kun headshot

Li Kun

Director of Japan Branch