Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Sàidékè balái)

SureNdrA - ETRG

This film is based on the history of Taiwan's aboriginal people

Mouna! Take it easy!

A good hunter waits patiently

Out of the way! Let me do it!

Move!

Mouna! Mouna!

Mouna, be careful!

Mouna!

Mouna, here come the Bununs from Kntabang Clan!

Let's go! Come on!

Come on, let's go! Leave the boar!

There he is!

Mouna, get down!

Over there!

Mouna is over there! -Shoot him!

Come on! Hurry!

Listen to me! My name is Mouna Rudo!

Be alert when you hear this name again!

It's your Mouna! He's back!

It's Mouna!

Mouna is a true man now

Mouna is back!

Well done, Mouna!

The hero is back!

Mouna...

you've offered blood sacrifice to our ancestors' spirits

I hereby tattoo the marks of manhood on your face

From now on...

you shall abide by our ancestral spirit

to guard our clan and our hunting grounds

On the rainbow bridge

our ancestors' spirits await the reunion with your valiant soul

(under the Treaty of Shimonoseki between Japan and China)

The island of Taiwan is the new territory of our empire

yet to receive our Mikado's grace

The islanders are warlike innately

It's said that they're armed to fight us

but they're a scattered bunch, nothing to be afraid of

Wait! Hold on!

Hold on!

Charge!

Hold on!

Charge!

Once disembarked at Keelung Port

we must sweep the entire island with force

We must prevent any disrespect from the people

so as to gain their wholehearted allegiance to our empire of the sun

Especially the heartland of Taiwan occupied by the tribal savages

There are ample resources of lumber and mines in the mountains

Endless treasures...

Father, last night I dreamt of a deer with white spots around its eyes...

Sisin babblers are singing an auspicious song

Go ahead and hunt the deer in your dream

...for your own wedding

Listen to me!

Dance! Let's dance!

Everyone Dance!

Come and dance, my in-law!

Come on, everyone! Let's dance!

This is my son Mouna Rudo

The bravest and strongest warrior in Mehebu Clan

He'll be an unparalleled chief

You're wise to marry your daughter to him

Dance! Let's dance!

Let's cheer for them!

Be joyful, everyone!

Hey, my old friend!

Oh no! lt's him again

My old friend!

Hey, boss!

Must you wear such a big head on that small head of yours?

My old friend!

Mouna?

Seediqs from Toda -You from Tnbarah Clan, over here!

Hey, young man, don't you make trouble here

The tallest one is Mouna Rudo of Mehebu Clan from Tgdaya

You've come all the way here with so little meat for exchange?

Those of you from Toda are so shameless

Why don't you offer your hunting grounds to us for free?

Mouna Rudo, don't be too proud I'm not afraid of you

Mouna Rudo, l'm Temu Walis

I'll cut your head off when I grow up

Temu Walis?

You won't have the chance to grow up

Is that Temu Cire?

No, it's Temu Walis

I mean that grown-up man

I don't know. Not someone famous, I guess

Gather up, young men!

Come on! Bring your weapons!

Come with us! Quick!

Put these away!

Quick! All young men come with us!

Run!

Temu!

Mouna!

Mouna, he's one of our own

No one can ever run ahead of me, you hear?

Come on, Labay!

Are you alright?

Back off!

Put down your weapons! Go up there!

Hurry up!

Come on!

It's an ambush! Watch out!

Hide there! Quick!

They're up there!

Uwe! Uwe!

These intruders are out of their minds

How dare they show up at my doorstep

Retreat!

Throw them down!

Get out of here! Quick!

Hurry up!

Follow me!

I see. l see

I see

To find another route of attack

Come out, guys!

Bring your weapons!

All the human beings on this land

The gods bestow upon us a mortal life

But we are true men indeed

A true man dies in the battlefield

Stop it! lt'll never be ignited

And he strides to the heavenly home of our ancestors

There lies a fertile hunting ground

Be careful! -Over there!

That can only be guarded by a qualified true man

When he arrives at the heavenly home of our ancestors

he'll come across a beautiful rainbow bridge

The ancestors' spirits guarding it say...

"Let's take a look at your hands"

When the man opens his hands

we see bloodstains that can never be wiped clean

"Now you're a true man indeed!" says our ancestors' spirits

Stop!

"Go! Go ahead! My hero!"

"Your soul may now enter the heavenly home of our ancestors"

A man who's never decapitated an enemy or a woman who's not good at weaving

is not qualified to have their faces tattooed

the ancestors' spirits guarding it would see their clean faces and ask...

"You're not true Seediqs"

"You're not qualified to enter the heavenly home of our ancestors"

Run, Mouna!

Just go!

Rudo, are you alright?

Father!

Mouna...

you must keep the intruders away from our clan

Mouna, do you understand?

Abide by our ancestral dictations

and be a Seediq Bale (a true man)

These are all yours?

I will never!

Mouna!

Stop it!

Mouna!

Schools, clinics, grocery stores

post offices, hotels, boardinghouses...

We've managed to civilize all the Wushe savages

It's not an easy task

Hard to imagine that this was once the most uncivilized heartrland here

Carrying logs...

and walking from the lumberyard uphill to here takes them a whole day, doesn't it?

Don't worry. These savages are strong

And they're more than happy to earn some money for millet wine

No more wine for us please. We can't afford it

It's alright

This one's on me

You're indeed a beautiful serpent

Hey! It's going to rain

Stop drinking and go home! -Good morning, sir!

Good morning, Mr. Policeman

You've worked all day long for such a mean wage

and you waste it on wine?

What else can we do with so little money?

Yeah, right! We're savages, aren't we?

We aren't supposed to know anything about saving money

Yeah, Mr. Policeman. You're Japanese, sir

You don't know how hard our lives are

Only Mr. Wu here understands us

Excuse me -Hello

I'd like some salt, please -No problem

Oh no! lt's raining! Hurry up and go home, sir

Or your glorious uniform will be soaking wet

Go ahead!

Go on!

Run, sir! Your Japanese fur is too precious to spoil

Good morning

This is our policeman Hanaoka Jiro

This is our new police minister Ekawa Hakudo

Jiro is a savage too

Older sister -Older sister

Younger brother -Younger brother

Younger sister -Younger sister

Okay, one more time

Father -Father

Mother -Mother