Island of the Winds
大風之島
Synopsis
On the outskirts of Taipei, there is a leprosy sanatorium built by the Japanese occupiers in 1930 to seclude thousands of patients and maintain sanitary conditions on the land. For the last two decades, Taiwanese authorities have decided to turn the sanatorium into a museum to commemorate the history of leprosy medicine. However, the sanatorium has slowly been destroyed due to constant construction that has overwhelmed the remaining aged patients. To cope with this struggle, they protest and build landscape models with their gnarled hands representing their accurate memories and experiences. They continue to fight against the authorities’ efforts to erase the history of segregation and discrimination and have not given up.
Release History & Theatrical Window
Taiwan Film Festival Berlin
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hsu Ya-ting
- Original Score
- Wang Yu-jun
- Original Title
- 大風之島
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan, Japan, France
- Release Date
- 05/12/2025
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- Unknown
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hsu Ya-ting
Wang Yu-jun
Takeshi Hata
Huang Yin-yu, Hsu Ya-ting
Department Leadership Roster
Huang Yin-yu
Producer
Hsu Ya-ting
Director
Wang Yu-jun
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Hata
Editor
Hsu Ya-ting
Producer
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What is Island of the Winds about?
On the outskirts of Taipei, there is a leprosy sanatorium built by the Japanese occupiers in 1930 to seclude thousands of patients and maintain sanitary conditions on the land. For the last two decades, Taiwanese authorities have decided to turn the sanatorium into a museum to commemorate the history of leprosy medicine. However, the sanatorium has slowly been destroyed due to constant construction that has overwhelmed the remaining aged patients. To cope with this struggle, they protest and build landscape models with their gnarled hands representing their accurate memories and experiences. They continue to fight against the authorities’ efforts to erase the history of segregation and discrimination and have not given up.
Who directed Island of the Winds?
Island of the Winds was directed by Hsu Ya-ting.
Who stars in Island of the Winds?
The principal cast of Island of the Winds includes Not specified.
When was Island of the Winds released and how long is it?
Island of the Winds was released in 2025 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for Island of the Winds?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Island of the Winds was composed by Wang Yu-jun.