Cape No. 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hai Jiao Qi Hao Cape No. 7 is a 2008 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Taiwanese director Te-Sheng Wei (魏德聖). The film is mainly in Mandarin Chinese but also contains significant lines in Japanese and Taiwanese . Before its commercial release, the film was selected as one of the opening films in the 2008 Taipei Film Festival . The two leading actors Van Fan ( 范逸臣 ) and Chie Tanaka ( 田中千絵 ) only had minor acting experience while most of the other actors were amateurs , picked mainly for their rock band experience as needed by the plot. Although without a strong promotional campaign, this movie attracted unexpected popularity in Taiwan after its official release on August 22, 2008. As of September 18, the movie has grossed over NT$100 million. It is also the top grossing Taiwanese film in the island's cinematic history. [1] Back in the 1940s during the Taiwan under Japanese rule era, a Japanese teacher (...