An Introduction to the Actual Condition of Taiwan
How it feels
This film is a silent documentary made in 1907 by the Japanese government. It shows scenes of Taiwan's cities, infrastructure, and agriculture to portray the benefits of Japanese rule.
historicalpropagandisticinstructionalslow-pacedblack-and-whiteobservationalofficialdated
What happens
An Introduction to the Actual Condition of Taiwan(台湾実況紹介) is the first film ever made in Taiwan. It was commissioned by the Japanese authorities to director Toyojirō Takamatsu (1872–1952) in 1907, twelve years after Japan occupied Taiwan, as a propaganda movie showing the progress of Taiwan under Japanese rule. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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