Warrors of the Rainbow

Taiwan

Epic story of the armed struggle waged by indigenous people of Taiwan against the Japanese occupiers in the 1920's.

Beautiful mountain locations helped the viewer understand how and why these people never saw themselves as modern or 'civilized' in the Japanese view. And of course, the Sons of Nippon were cruel, heartless, bullying, murderous monsters whose only interest in Taiwan was extracting resources. The monsterization of the Japanese is a story in its own right. In their quest for empire and legitimacy on the world stage they behaved like the very worst of the Western powers.

High production values, strong male lead...film is excellent except for the occasional over-acting endemic in Eastern film.

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