WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital

Blu-ray and DVD cover art for the 270 minute international version of WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE, coming August 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2011 ARS Film Production Central Motion Picture Corporation

140-Minute Domestic Version and 270-Minute International Versions of Wei Te-Sheng’s Critically-Acclaimed Action Epic Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: seediqbalethemovie.com Special Thanks to Leif Helland

Legendary filmmaker and producer John Woo’s (RED CLIFF, PAYCHECK) international box office hit WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE (???·??, 2011), the most expensive Taiwanese production to date, debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital August 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Masanobu Ando (BATTLE ROYALE), Jun`ichi Haruta (SAMURAI GANGSTERS), Sabu Kawahara (VILLAIN) and newcomer Lin Ching-Tai star in award-winning Director Wei Te-Sheng’s (CAPE NO. 7) epic film of an indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature who find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. The film will be available in the 140-minute version that was released theatrically in the U.S. and the 270-minute version released internationally. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes and interviews with Director Wei and Producer Woo. WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE reclaims an extraordinary episode from 20th century history which is little-known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895 and 1945, the island was a Japanese colony inhabited not only by the majority (Han Chinese Immigrants) but also by the remnants of the aboriginal tribes who first settled the mountainous land. In 1930 Mouna Rudo, the leader of the Seediq tribe settled on and around Mount Chilai, forged a coalition with other Seediq tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion against their Japanese colonial masters. The initial uprising took the Japanese by surprise and was almost entirely successful. But the Japanese soon sent in their army to crush the rebellion, using aircraft and poison gas. The film was nominated for six Asian Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Umin Boya as Best Supporting Actor, as well as receiving nods from the Venice Film Festival and the Hong Kong Film Awards. It was also Taiwan’s official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards foreign language category. WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE is not rated. Blu-ray- Domestic Version (140 minutes) Catalog #: WGU01324B UPC Code: 812491013243 SLP: $29.98 DVD- Domestic Version (140 minutes) Catalog #: WGU01323D UPC Code: 812491013236 SLP: $24.98 Includes more than 30 minutes of bonus features: • “Making of” Featurette • “Behind the Scenes” Featurette • “Make-up and Visual Effects” Featurette • Theatrical Trailer Blu-ray- International Version (270 minutes) Catalog #: WGU01328B UPC Code: 812491013281 SLP: $32.98 DVD- International Version (270 minutes) Catalog #: WGU01325D UPC Code: 812491013250 SLP: $29.98 Includes more than 152 minutes of bonus features: • “The Epic Journey of the Warriors” Featurette • Interviews with Director Wei Te-Sheng and Producer John Woo • “Make-up and Visual Effects” Featurette • Theatrical Trailer

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For more information on WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:

WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE Set for US Theatrical Release on April 27