Cape No. 7

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Movie: Cape No. 7
Chinese: 海角七號 (Hai jiao qi hao)
Director: Te-Sheng Wei
Writer: Te-Sheng Wei
Producer: Te-Sheng Wei, Jimmy Huang
Cinematography: Ding-Chang Chin
Release Date: June 20, 2008
Runtime: 129 min
Language: Chinese, Taiwanese
Country: Taiwan

Plot

Aga and Tomoko put together a local warm-up band for an upcoming Japanese beach concert to be held in Hengchun. Together with five other ordinary Hengchun residents with no hopes of fame, they form an unbelievable band.

Cast

Van Fan - Aga
Chie Tanaka - Tomoko
Atari Kosuke - Teacher / Himself - Singer
Johnny Chung-Jen Lin - Maobei
Joanne - Dada
Shino Lin - Ming-Chu
Min-Hsiung - Rauma
Ma Nien-Hsien - Malasan
Wei-Min Ying - Frog

Trailer

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Film Festivals

2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film - April 24th-May 2nd (Italian Premiere)
2008 (13th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 2nd-10th - A Window on Asian Cinema
2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 9th-19th
2009 (8th) New York Asian Film Festival - June 19th-July 5th
2012 (14th) Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - April 11-22, 2012 - Te-Sheng Wei

Awards

Halekulani Golden Orchid Award - 2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 9th-19th

Comments

Comment #2
anon Says:
Dec 09 2008 12:40 pm

The show gives you a twinge of nice feeling which cannot be described in words when Tomoko accepted Aga's proposal to stay in Taiwan. Great show.
Comment #1
Anonymous Says:
Dec 06 2008 10:57 pm

There are a few mistakes in the description of this film. This is a Taiwanese film and it is in Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese, not Cantonese.