Din Tao: Leader of the Parade (2012)
- Original title
- 陣頭
- Directed by
- Kai Fung
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 保護級
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man returns to his hometown and tries to reconnect with his estranged father. He takes over his father's struggling folk performance troupe and works to modernize their act for a wider audience.
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What happens
Din Tao: Leader of the Parade (Chinese: 陣頭; pinyin: Zhèntóu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tīn-thâu) is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film starring Alan Ko, Alien Huang, Crystal Lin, Chen Po-cheng, Samantha Ko, and Liao Jun. It is directed by Feng Kai, and produced by the Taiwan branch of 20th Century Fox. The film tells the story of a young man reconciling with his father, reviving his father's troupe, and taking its performance from religious processions to stage. The story is inspired by the story of Jiu-Tian Folk Arts Group (Chinese: 九天民俗技藝團}, whom also appears in the film. The film is mainly in Taiwanese Hokkien with some Taiwanese Mandarin. The film cost NT$41 million to produce. It was released on 20 January 2012, during the Chinese New Year festival, and earned approximately NT$315 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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