Directed by LAU Kek-Huat 廖克發｜2024｜Taiwan｜290min｜UNCL G​

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In Taiwanese, Min Nan Chinese, Hakka, Hokkien, English, Japanese, Malay, Chinese with Chinese and English subtitles
台語、客語、華語、英語、日語、馬來語發音，中英文字幕

Winner of multiple awards in 2024, director Kek-huat LAU (The Tree Remember, TWFF 2021) delivers an ambitious historical documentary tracing the overlooked legacy of Japanese imperialism in Asia during World War II. Through testimonies from surviving witnesses across Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the film uncovers long-suppressed memories from the perspectives of both civilians and soldiers.

Running nearly five hours, the film travels from Taiwan to Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, examining the complex histories of Taiwanese soldiers who served in the Japanese imperial army. Drawing on cross-generational memories and extensive archival materials—including oral histories, family letters, diaries, and rare footage—the documentary reveals how war reshaped identities, loyalties, and everyday life across the region.

Echoing the investigative spirit of Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah, the film challenges nationalist narratives and revisits the human consequences of empire. By confronting silenced histories and questioning the fragile boundaries between victim and perpetrator, it offers a rare non-Western perspective on one of the most consequential periods in modern history.

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2024 年榮獲多項獎項肯定的導演 廖克發 推出歷史紀錄片新作，重新檢視二戰期間日本帝國主義在亞洲被忽視的歷史遺緒。影片透過台灣與東南亞倖存者的證言，從平民與士兵的不同視角出發，揭開長久被壓抑的戰爭記憶。

全片長近五小時，橫跨台灣、澳洲、馬來西亞、印尼與新加坡，追索曾在日本帝國軍隊服役的台灣士兵之歷史軌跡。透過口述歷史、家書、日記與珍貴影像等多重材料交織呈現，細緻勾勒戰爭如何改寫身分認同與日常生活。

呼應克勞德．朗茲曼《浩劫》（Shoah）的調查精神，本片突破單一國族視角，直面被壓抑的歷史，並追問受害者與加害者之間模糊而脆弱的界線，為這段關鍵歷史提供難得的非西方觀點。

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Awards 獎項 

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2024 Golden Horse Awards — Best Documentary, Best Sound

第61屆金馬獎— 最佳紀錄片、最佳聲音設計

2024 Taipei Film Awards — Best Documentary, Grand Prize

第26屆金馬獎— 最佳紀錄片、百萬首獎