Luomabike is a young fisherman from Orchid Island. His lover Lofat tells him that a priest is taking her to Taiwan to learn tailoring. They bid farewell to each other in a cave and commit to write to each other and wait until they can meet again. Luomabike’s father is strongly opposed to him going to Taiwan, which he says teems with wicked Han people, so Luomabike loses contact with Lofat. Five years later, Luomabike becomes a fisherman and visits Taitung with the fishing boats. He accidentally runs into Lofat again, only to find that she is already the mother of a young girl.

The movie depicts the story of an old seafarer Luomabike through a tone of suspenseful calmness. The more expressionless the young Luomabike, the more prominent are his repressed emotions that cannot be relieved. Faced with a situation in which he has no power, Luomabike’s aphasia forms an intense contrast with his dexterity in water, in a canoe, and on a boat.

Author：Syaman RAPONGAN
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.