Cape No.7 - 海角七号 [2008]

Release Date : 29 August 2008
Origin : Taiwan
Genre: Drama
Director: Desheng Wei (魏德圣)
Starring : Ma Nien Hsien(馬念先),Liang Wen Yin(梁文音),Fan I Chen(范逸臣),Lin Hsiao Pei(林曉培),Chung Hsiao Chieh(中孝介),Chie Tanaka(田中千繪)

Synopsis :This is Wei's first feature length film, following his success with Seediq Bale, the tale of an indigenous Taiwanese hero. "Cape No.7" had a sizable NT$50 million budget and is one of only two Taiwanese entries into the International category. There are several big names in the cast including local pop stars Fan Yi-Chen and Liang Wen-yin, and Japanese stars Kouseke Atari and Tanaka Chie.

Set in the southern coastal town of Hengchun, Pintung County, "Cape No. 7" follows the fortunes of vocalist A-chia, a local boy who has returned to Hengchun after a tough time up in the big smoke of Taipei City. A-chia starts work as a mailman, where he comes across a mysterious love letter written 60 years earlier and yet to be delivered.

Meanwhile a former Japanese model stranded in Hengchun decides to put on a live event. A-chia's stepfather decides to get a band together with his stepson and five other local residents to enter the concert. The film follows their preparations in a multi-layered story.

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