Strawman 稻草人
Chinese title (trad.):
稻草人
Chinese title (simpl.):
稻草人
Russian title:
Соломенный человек
Other titles:
Straw Man
Release year:
1987
Country:
Taiwan
Genre:
drama
Language:
mandarin
Taiwan release date:
Hong Kong release date:
Description:
In the final years of Japanese rule over Taiwan, the able-bodied men in the fields were all conscripted to serve as soldiers in the South Seas. The tenant farmers A-Fa (Chang Po-Chou) and Kuo-Tsui (Wu Pin-Nan), two brothers, were spared thanks to the trachoma caused by their mother's (Man Ying) folk remedy. But life without military service was not much better. They had an elderly mother to support, a mad sister to look after, and a brood of children to care for, while the few mu of land they farmed yielded poorly. Show more To make matters worse, the landlord decided to take back the land and sell it. This distressed the two brothers greatly.
The children could not grasp their father's worries and kept playing in the fields. One day they accidentally discovered an unexploded bomb. The brothers, quite pleased with themselves, dug it up and delivered it to the local police. The policeman, hoping to claim credit from his superiors, dragged the two brothers along to escort the bomb and "present it to the Emperor." The journey was fraught with alarms but they finally delivered it safely, only to throw their superiors into a panic, who saw the bomb as a "hot potato." The brothers, who had hoped to gain some advantage, disappointedly threw the bomb into the sea, but the explosion brought up a shoal of fish — a blessing in disguise, with both sorrow and joy.
The children could not grasp their father's worries and kept playing in the fields. One day they accidentally discovered an unexploded bomb. The brothers, quite pleased with themselves, dug it up and delivered it to the local police. The policeman, hoping to claim credit from his superiors, dragged the two brothers along to escort the bomb and "present it to the Emperor." The journey was fraught with alarms but they finally delivered it safely, only to throw their superiors into a panic, who saw the bomb as a "hot potato." The brothers, who had hoped to gain some advantage, disappointedly threw the bomb into the sea, but the explosion brought up a shoal of fish — a blessing in disguise, with both sorrow and joy.
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Yang Ching-An, Chin Chian-Sheng, Woo Deng-Yat
17 m.
Yang Ching-An
85 m.
Chin Chian-Sheng
18 m.
Woo Deng-Yat
17 m.
85 m.
18 m.
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Awards
Golden Horse Film Festival 1987
Best film
Best director
Best original screenplay
Best supporting actor
Best supporting actress
Best cinematography
Best art direction
Actors
Awards
Golden Horse Film Festival 1987
Best film
Best director
Best original screenplay
Best supporting actor
Best supporting actress
Best cinematography
Best art direction
Awards
Golden Horse Film Festival 1987
Best film
Best director
Best original screenplay
Best supporting actor
Best supporting actress
Best cinematography
Best art direction
Actors
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