Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
Fantasy of the Deer Warrior
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Fantasy of the Deer Warrior

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Fantasy of the Deer Warrior

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Klubb Super 8 is a Swedish independent research outfit/film archive/film club/film distribution company dedicated to Swedish exploitation Cinema that has been operational for almost 25 years, releasing films on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. Klubb Super 8 also owns the subsidiary Cultpix.com, a global streaming platform focused on vintage exploitation/genre/cult movies from around the world.

The peaceful animals of a Taiwanese forest live in harmony until a pack of wolves launches a brutal attack. Uncle Deer sacrifices himself defending the community and sends word to his son, the Deer Warrior. But the Deer Warrior is locked in a rivalry with Elk over the affections of the beautiful Miss Deer, a conflict stoked by the scheming Erotic Fox, who conspires with the wolves' leader.

Incorporating elements from Aesop's Fables and performed entirely by live-action actors in animal costumes, this extraordinary Taiwanese-language fantasy from critic-turned-filmmaker Chang Ying was shot in the mountains of Beitou and is widely read as a political allegory of Taiwan under martial law. Restored in 2K by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute from a 35mm duplicate negative as part of the Taiwan Film Project, initiated by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture.

directed by: Chang Ying
starring: Ling Yun, Pai Hung, Lin Lin, Li Min-Lang, Chin-Shui Chen, Wang Ge, Hsu Yu
1961 / 87 min / 1.37:1 / Taiwanese DTS-HD MA 1.0

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  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • A Deer in the Ruins of Paradise - On The Fantasy of the Deer Warrior Essay
  • Photo and Poster Gallery
  • Audio commentary with Patrick von Sychowski (Cultpix) and Shih-Ching Tsou (Director/Writer/Producer - Left-Handed Girl)
  • Taiwanese Cinema in the Sixties - Video essay by Adrian Smith
  • English subtitles

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    "This is one of the strangest and most charming films I've ever seen. The music alone is enough to make me want to watch this every year for the rest of my life. The dodgy picture quality and occasional missing scene just adds to the experience."

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