The peaceful animals of a Taiwanese forest live in harmony until a pack of wolves launches a brutal attack. Uncle Deer sacrifices himself defending the community and sends word to his son, the Deer Warrior. But the Deer Warrior is locked in a rivalry with Elk over the affections of the beautiful Miss Dee Miss Deer, a conflict stoked by the scheming Erotic Fox, who conspires with the wolves leader. Inco Incorporating elements from Aesops Fables and performed entirely by live-acti on actors in animal costumes, this extraordinary Taiwanese-language fantasy from critic-turned filmmaker Chang Ying was shot in the mountains of Beitou and is widely read as a political allegory of Taiwan under martial law.

Restored in 2K by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) from a 35mm duplicate negative as part of the Taiwan Film Project, initiated by Taiwans Ministry of Culture.


Directed by Chang Ying, The Fantasy of Deer Warrior is a Taiwanese fantasy film from 1961 featuring human actors in animal costumes as forest animals, wolves and the Deer Warrior. The film follows a forest community threatened by wolves, with revenge, romance and musical elements folded into a fairy-tale animal-warrior story. It is an early Taiwanese-language fantasy film and has been restored through the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute.

Special features

A Deer in the Ruins of Paradise On The Fantasy of the Deer Warrior. 20-page essay

Photo and Poster Gallery

Before-and-after-Restoration Video

Theatrical Trailer

Audio commentary with Patrick von Sychowski (Cultpix) and Shih-Ching Tsou (Director/Writer/Producer Left-Handed Girl)

Foxy Ladies and Bloody Wolves. Video essay by Adrian SmithFilminfo:

Version: : Blu-Ray (svensk text)

Sprak : Taiwanses

EAN : 7350012152314

Distributor : Klubb Super 8

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