Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale Part I & II (2011) (Blu-ray)
(US Version)

Product Description

Few Taiwan films are more anticipated than Wei Te Shengs 2011 historical epic Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, based on the true story of the 1930 Wushe Incident, when the aboriginal Seediq peoples rebelled against Japanese imperialist forces. Topping the critical & commercial success of Cape No. 7 would be difficult for Wei Te Sheng, but Taiwans top-grossing director meets the challenge head-on with this ambitious & powerful two-part epic. Produced by John Woo, Seediq Bale required US$25 million for its lush period detail & riveting action sequences, making it the biggest endeavor in the history of Taiwan cinema. Breaking opening day records, the sweeping blockbuster was Taiwans highest-grossing homegrown film of 2011 & the winner of Best Film at the 48th Golden Horse Awards.

Seediq Bale Part 1 sows the seeds for the films powerful final conflict, depicting how the Seediq people are demoralized & finally reborn by their continued subjugation by the Japanese. Stripped of their native hunting grounds & forced to work deforesting the very mountains they called home, the rival Seediq tribes rallied together & violently rose up against years of Japanese repression in the 1930 Wushe Incident. Part II depicts the grisly guerrilla warfare employed as the Seediq, led by Chief Mona Rudao (Lin Ching Tai), use Taiwans mountains & forests to their advantage. But the Japanese employ modern warfare
- airplanes, cannons, tear gas, & explosives
- to mount their counterattack & the vastly outnumbered Seediq can only withstand for so long.

Shown in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, Seediq Bale was shot primarily in the Seediq language, with some Mandarin, Taiwanese, & Japanese. Seediq priest Lin Ching Tai stars as the leader of the revolt, legendary warrior Mona Rudao, whose image is on Taiwans 20NT coin today. Japanese actor Ando Masanobu ( The Butcher, The Chef & The Swordsman), television actor & director Umin Boya, Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor winner Bokeh Kosang, Cape No. 7s Tanaka Chie, & singers Landy Wen, Irene Luo, & Vivian Hsu ( Hot Summer Days) are among the films large ensemble cast of name stars & non-professional actors.

This release

Includes:: Parts I & II of Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale.