| Cape No. 7 | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Chinese | 海角七號 |
| Directed by | Wei Te-sheng |
| Written by | Wei Te-sheng |
| Produced by | Jimmy Huang Wei Te-sheng |
| Starring | Van Fan Chie Tanaka Kousuke Atari Rachel Liang Johnny C.J. Lin Ming Hsiung Ying Wei-Min Ma Nien-hsien Joanne Yang Bjanav Zenror Ma Ju-lung Hsiao-Lan Pei Chang Kuei Shino Lin Pei-Chen Lee Chang Hsin-yan |
| Cinematography | Chin Ting-chang |
| Edited by | Milk Su Lai Hui-chuan |
| Music by | Lo Chi-yi Fred Lu |
Production company | ARS Film Production |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Taiwanese Mandarin Japanese |
| Budget | NT$50 million (US$1.5 million) |
| Box office | Taiwan: NT$530 million (US$16 million) Hong Kong: HK$7.62 million (US$1 million) |
Cape No. 7 (Chinese: 海角七號; pinyin: Hǎijiǎo Qī Hào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-kak Chhit-hō; Japanese: 海角七号; rōmaji: kaikaku nana gō) is a 2008 Taiwanese romantic musical comedy-drama film[1] written and directed by Wei Te-sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film had its world premiere on 20 June 2008 at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival as the opening film.[2] The film later won 3 awards at the festival.
Prior to this film, the two leading actors Van Fan and Chie Tanaka only had minor acting experience while some of the supporting roles were filled by non-actors. Even without a strong promotional campaign, the film became hugely popular in Taiwan that on 1 November 2008 it became the second highest-grossing film in the country's cinematic history, behind James Cameron's Titanic.[3] The film has grossed over US$13,804,531 since its release.[4] It is also currently the highest grossing Taiwanese domestic film.
The film has won 15 awards to date, including 6 at the 2008 Golden Horse Awards. It was also Taiwan's entry to compete in the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, although it did not secure a nomination.[5]
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