《海角七號》耗資新台幣5,000萬元，以口碑拉抬出了超高人氣，全台票房突破4億多元新台幣，成為台灣電影史上票房第二名，也是最賣座的台灣國片，更在第45屆金馬獎拿下六項大獎，被視為臺灣電影奇蹟。
導演魏德聖以時空交錯的方式述說二段不同年代背景的愛情。六十多年前，被迫撤離台灣的日籍男老師與在台灣的戀人友子無法在一起的遺憾，及化成七封情書的無盡愛戀；六十多年後，來到恆春的日本公關友子及失意的樂團主唱阿嘉，從針鋒相對到情愫漸生，同時，幾個活在不同角落卻都有著音樂夢想的小人物，從10歲到70歲都有，共同組成的兩光樂團肩負起演唱會的重責…面對愛情和音樂夢想的追求，這群小人物放手一搏，實現他們的夢想！
進戲院看《海角七號》變成一種全民運動與流行現象，也讓拍攝地點屏東恆春一夕成名。劇中的故事情節、人物對話彰顯出台灣的風土民情與可愛，引起很多人的共鳴，恆春小鎮上充滿前來找尋電影情節地標的影迷，屏東縣政府更針對電影中各個景點，如西門、夏都飯店、白沙灣、墾丁大街、茂伯送信經過的田野小路(保力村)、阿嘉看海的堤防(萬里桐)....等，規劃觀光巴士及單車路線，搭電影熱潮推展地方觀光產業。
製片Producer
林添貴 Tien-Kui Lin
高中畢業，曾任攝影師、電影攝影技術研習講師、中華民國電影攝影協會常務理事、副理事長，現任台灣阿榮企業公司總經理、中華民國電影攝影協會理事長。
胡仲光 Zhong-Guang Hu
電影創作研究所兼任助理教授、台北影業(股)公司總經理、專長領域為電影剪輯、製作總監。
The movie, Cape No.7 has cost NT$50 million dollars in production, and by word of mouth, the movie gained its high popularity, earning more than NT$ 400 million dollars. It became the 2nd top grossing film in the nation’s cinematic history, and the highest grossing Chinese-language film of all time. It even won six awards in the 45th annual Golden Horse Festival Awards, a true miracle for the Taiwan film industry.
The director, Wei Te-Sheng intersperses two romances of different era together, crossing time and space. It tells the story of a Japanese teacher in the late 1940’s, who was forced to return to his country, leaving the regret of not being able to be with his lover Kojima Tomoko. His love for her was kept in seven love letters. Sixty years later, Aga, the depressed lead vocal of a band and Tomoko, a publicist from Japan started off with a frustrating trial period but unexpectedly began a relationship. Meanwhile, it depicts a group nobodies, from different walks of life and age, carrying the same dream for music. Together, they formed a band and carried the pressure of performing in a concert. In the face of love and the pursuit for dreams of music, they went for it and realized their dreams.
Cape No.7 has drawn people all over Taiwan to step into the cinema as it became a prevailing trend. Hengchun of Pingtung County also turned into a household name along with the popularity of the film. The storyline and conversations between the characters highlights the charm and cultural of Taiwan, touching a wide spectrum of people. The small town of Hengchung is now packed with movie fans searching for the scenic spots of the movie. The Pintung County Government also arranged bus tour lines, in hope of promoting local tourism industry, to visit some of the famous movie scenes such as the West Gate, Chateau beach resort, the white sand beach, Kenting Thoroughfare, Uncle Mao’s house, the country road where Uncle Mao delivered osts,
and Wanli Paulownia where Aga sat to observe the sea.
屏東恆春 Hengchun of Pingtung County
恆春西門 Hencheng West Gate
萬里桐 Wanli Paulownia
茂伯的家 Uncle Mao’s House
車城福安宮Checheng Fu An Temple
山海漁港 Shanhai Fishing Port
友子奶奶的家 Grandmother Yuko’s Home
