Strawman (1987)
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.
- Released
- 1987-01-02
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, War
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Wang Tung, Wang Hsiao-Ti, Hung Sung
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Yang Kuei-mei as Wide Mouth Wife
- Ko Chun-Hsiung as Landlord
- Mei Zhao-Lin as Chen Shuixian
- Wen Ying as Ah Fa's Wife
- Fanny Chang Chun-Fang as Yueniang
- Po-Chou Chang as Chen Fa
- Cho Sheng-Li as Chen Kuozui
- Wu Ping-nan as Japanese Policeman
- Ying Ying as Mother
- Cheng Tung-Chuen as Landlord's Son
- Li Kun as Director of Japan Branch
- 方龍 as Chief of Village
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