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The director gets a phone call from his aged mother. A stubborn woman, she worries about the future of the rest of the family. The father is a gambling addict in poor health; the brother is penniless yet sure of his talent as a medium. Looking back at the reasons he left 20 years earlier, Elvis A-Liang Lu creates a wonderful family portrait, touching and full of light.
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戦前、日本統治下の台湾で生まれ育った日本人、「湾生」。この映画は、６人の湾生が70年前“故郷”に存在していたという証を探すことから始まる。彼らは当時をいきいきと語る一方で、自らを“永遠の異邦人”と呼び、複雑な思いをにじませる。旅を通して、欠けていたアイデンティティが少しずつ埋められていく湾生たちの心の動きを、映画を観ている私たちも追体験することとなる。大阪アジアン映画祭2016観客賞受賞。
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With a large number of factories in the area, the hosiery industry forms the backbone and economic mainstay of a small rural town. One in two of the population makes their living from the production of socks. “Brother Black Dog” is of one of them and has been toiling day and night. However, one day in spring, his overseas orders suddenly disappear. He gets stuck in a midlife crisis.
