Warriors of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Cast

Cast

• Lin Ching-Tai as Mona Rudao: Mona Rudao (莫那·魯道) is the protagonist. The character deviates from the real historical figure significantly. The movie character is described as a calm, authoritative and mature Seediq Tgdaya village chief of Mahebu. He lived under Japanese rule for 30 years and has been to Japan. He knows Japan's power, but thinks it brings Seediq people no goods, and insists on maintaining the culture. In history, Mona Rudao did not participate some battles described in the film. Whereas he was famous, he was one of many leaders in the uprising. There are controversies over the film's depiction of Mona Rudao shooting his wife and children. In 2010 some Seediq people held a forum and said that it's impossible for Mona Rudao to do such a thing as it is forbidden by the "gaya" custom. Director responded that he changed the scene to make the situation ambiguous. There are also controversies of whether Mona Rudao is depicted as a hero. Lin Ching-Tai (林慶台, AKA Nolay Pihu) is a 51 year old Presbyterian priest from Nan-ao, Yilan. Lin is of Atayal origin. Lin is not a professional actor, nor does he speak Seediq or Japanese language. Lin had a heart attack during the shooting.

• Da Ching as Mona Rudao (young): The younger Mona Rudao is described as a tall, athletic and aggressive man. Da Ching (大慶, AKA Yuki Daki) is a 34 years old male model of Atayal origin.

• Ma Chih-hsiang as Temu Walis: Temu Walis (鐵木·瓦力斯) is described as a lifelong enemy of Mona Rudao, and he is forced to cooperate with Japanese. Ma Chih-hsiang (Chinese: 馬志祥; pinyin: Ma Zhixiang, AKA Umin Boya), is a TV actor with Seediq origin from Yuli, Hualien. Ma has starred in several series by Taiwan Public Television Service, including the role of Dakis Nomin in the period drama Danu Sakura. In promotion, director Wei commented that Temu Walis' cooperation with Japanese is controversial, and the character has long been depicted as negative, and Wei casted Ma Chih-hsiang to use his positive image. Ma said in promotion that he is from the Toda group of Temu Walis and he is glad to play the part.

• Zeng Qiusheng (曾秋勝, AKA Pawan Nawi) as Rudao Luhe (魯道·鹿黑).

• Lin Yuan-jie as Pawan Nawi: Pawan Nawi (巴萬·那威) is a young boy of Mahebu village. He and other boys grew up under Japanese rule, earn face tattoos and die in the uprising. The character seems to be based on a memoir of Seediq elder. However Dakis Pawan, a consultant of the movie, strongly doubted the existence of such a group of boys. Lin Yuan-jie (林源傑, AKA Umin Walis) is a junior highschool student and a member of school wrestling team. He is of Atayal origin from Ren-ai, Nantou.

• Tian Jun (田駿, AKA Yakau Kuhon) as Tado Mona: Tado Mona (達多·莫那) is Mona Rudao's first son. The character wears the darker cloth.

• Lee Shih-chia (李世嘉, AKA Pawan Neyung) as Baso Mona: Baso Mona (巴索·莫那) is Mona Rudao's second son.

• Chang Chih-wei (張志偉, AKA Pihu Nawi) as Biho Sapo: Biho Sapo (比荷·沙波) is a historical young man from Hogo village neighboring Mahebu village of Mona Rudao. The record suggests that he may not be as influential as described in the film. In the film the character encourages Mona Rudao and Hogo village to fight Japanese, fights with Mona Rudao and later kills Temu Walis.

• Masanobu Ando (安藤政信, Ando Masanobu) as Kojima Genji: Kojima Genji (小島源治) is a Japanese police who is once friendly toward the natives and tries to learn the language, but he becomes hostile after his family is killed by the natives. Historically, Kojima is responsible for the massacres of the natives who survived the war.

• Kawahara Sabu (河原佐武) as Kamada Yahiko (鐮田彌彥).

• Kimura Yuichi (木村祐一) as Satsuka Ayu (佐塚愛祐): a police officer in Wushe.

• Landy Wen as Mahung Mona (馬紅·莫那): She is a daughter of Mona Rudao and a mother of two. Landy Wen (溫嵐, AKA Yungai Hayung) is a popular singer of Atayal origin from Chian-shih (Jianshi, Hsinchu).

• Hsu Yi-fan as Dakis Nomin: Dakis Nomin (達奇斯·諾賓), or Hanaoka Ichiro (花岡一郎), is a Seediq Tgadaya man who adopts Japanese education and name, and works as a policeman. Historically, the man did not participate the October 27 attack. Later he and his relatives committed suicide, and the suicide was widely reported by the colonial media. Hsu Yi-fan (徐詣帆, AKA Bokeh Kosang) is a stage and TV actor of Truku origin from Hualien.

• Irene Luo as Kawano Hanako: Kawano Hanako (川野花子), or Obing Nawi (歐嬪·那威), is a Seediq Tgadaya woman who also adopts Japanese education, name, and work. She is from Dakis Nomin's village, and knew him from childhood, becomes his wife, and lets him kill her after the school attack. Irene Luo (羅美玲, AKA Youkui Wutao) is a singer and actress with Atayal origin from Jianshi, Hsinchu.

• Vivian Hsu as Takayama Hatsuko: Takayama Hatsuko (高山初子), or Obing Tadao (歐嬪·塔道), is a cousin of Kawano Hanako, and they share a similar background. In history the woman survived the war and the two massacres after the war. Hsu (徐若瑄, AKA Bidai Syulan) is a singer and actor with Atayal origin, and has a career in Japan.

• Chie Tanaka as Kojima Matsuno: Kojima Matsuno (小島松野) is Kojima's wife. The woman and her children are killed in October 27 attack. Chie Tanaka (田中千繪, Tanaka Chie) is a Japanese actress who collaborated with Wei Te-sheng before in Cape No. 7.

• Cheng Chih-wei (鄭志偉) as Wu Jindun (巫金墩): The Han Chinese grocer on Wushe. Cheng collaborated with Wei Te-sheng before in Cape No. 7.

• Ma Ju-lung: A Han Chinese grocer off the mountains. Ma Ju-lung (馬如龍) is an actor of earlier Taiwanese films, and collaborated with Wei Te-sheng before in Cape No. 7.