Cape No.7
| Cape No. 7 海角七號 |
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| Directed by | Wei Te-Sheng |
| Produced by | Jimmy Huang Wei Te-Sheng |
| Written by | 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 Ju-Lung Ma Hsiao-Lan Pei Chang Kuei Shino Lin Pei-Chen Lee Chin-Yen Chang |
| Music by | Chi-Yi Lo Fred Lu |
| Cinematography | Ting-chang Chin |
| Distributed by |
Buena Vista Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) |
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Running time
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129 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Taiwanese, Mandarin, Japanese |
| Budget |
NT$ 50 million (US$1.5 million) |
| Box office |
Domestic (Taiwan) NT$ 530 million (US$16 million) Other region Hong Kong: HK$ 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 romance comedic music-drama film written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, his first full-length motion picture. The film is in Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese with significant lines in Japanese. Before its commercial release, the film was world premiered on June 20, 2008 at the 2008 Taipei Film Festival as the opening film. The film later won 3 awards in this 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 had become so popular in Taiwan that on November 1, 2008 it became the second highest-grossing film in the country's cinematic history, behind James Cameron's Titanic. The film has grossed over US$13,804,531 since its release. 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.
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