The Strait Story (2005)

The Strait Story, or Fu shih kuang ying 南方紀事之浮世光影 as it is known in its country of origin, is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Yu-shan Huang.

Synopsis

The movie tells the story of a young but noteworthy Taiwanese sculptor and painter, Ching-cheng Huang(黃清埕). He has already completed his studies in Tokyo and even had a few successful exhibitions. It is war, he plans to see his parents in Taiwan and then wants to go on to Peking, in order to deepen his knowledge of the metier. But as the artist is returning from Japan with his fiancée, a young pianist, both - together with hundreds of others - lose their lives on board the passenger liner Takachiho Maru that is tragically torpedoed by the American submarine USS Kingfish (SS-234) in March, 1943, while on its way from Kobe to Keelung (Taiwan).

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