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Before the Dawn

202030mMovieDocumentary

Eighty years ago, Weng Nao, a Taiwanese young man wrote essays and novels, documenting his life in Koenji, Tokyo. He dies on the eve of the Pacific War, and his death remains a mystery. Eighty years later, the directors come to Koenji to look for the forgotten truth.

DirectorsLin Chun-ni·Huang Pang-chuan

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