Cape No. 7 (2008)
"Hái-kak chhit-ho" (original title)

A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.

Director:

Te-Sheng Wei

Writer:

Te-Sheng Wei (scenario)

Stars:

Van, Chie Tanaka, Min-Hsiung

10 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Van	...	Aga
Chie Tanaka	...	Tomoko
Min-Hsiung	...	Rauma
Wei-min Ying	...	Frog (as Wei-Min Ying)
Nien-Hsien Ma	...	Malasun
Johnny Chung-Jen Lin	...	Old Mao (as Johnny C.J. Lin)
Joanne	...	Dada
Shino Lin	...	Mingchu
Ju-Lung Ma	...	Aga's Stepfather
Bjanav Zenror	...	Olalan - Rauma's Father
Hsiao-Lan Pei	...	Aga's Mother
Kuei Chang	...	Hotel Manager
Kôsuke Atari	...	Teacher / Kousuke Atari
Wen-Yin Liang	...	Young Koshima Tomoko
Yi-Hsuan Kuo	...	Dada's double

Storyline

Aga, a band singer, returns to Hengchun with frustration. Tomoko is a Japanese model assigned to organize a local warm-up band for the Japanese super star beach concert. Together with other five ordinary Hengchun residents who were not expected to be great or anything, they formed an impossible band.

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Plot Keywords:

band | generation gap | protectionism | local hero | opening act | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [tw]

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin Min Nan Japanese English

Release Date:

22 August 2008 (Taiwan)

Also Known As:

Cape No. 7

Filming Locations:

Hengchun, Ping-tung, Taiwan

Box Office

Budget:

TWD 45,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARS Film Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film gained incredible popularity because of the network effect on the Web. It did not top the Taiwanese cinema until the third week when words were widely spread on the Internet and the BBS.

User Reviews

A great step for Taiwanese cinema

I, too, grew up partly in Taiwan and am now living in the States. I'm from South Taiwan, and quite often frequented the town here the movie takes place.

There are indeed a bunch of Taiwanese humor, and due to such may be difficult for those who are not so adjusted to the culture to understand.

The plot was touching, and environment VERY local--I'd even call it authentic. It's not exactly an OMG AMAZING script, as plenty of Japanese cartoon (anime), with which many Taiwnese are familiar with, and a lot of older Taiwnese stories that are based around the general plot. However, that is not to say the movie wasn't creative, as it is arguable that there are only 5 stories, and seemingly infinite ways to present them.

I personally loved the movie. It was touching, and admittedly, I cried--from flooding nostalgia of memories past.

Because the majority of the movie is based on Taiwanese culture, it is definitely a hard one to push internationally, especially in the western part of the world.

However, I felt that a movie like Cape No. 7 was long overdue in Taiwan, and believe that it is a first step for Taiwan to take to gain international footing in the movie industry.