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.

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The happy lives of animals in the forest are stirred by the sudden attack of a pack of wolves. The Father Deer comes to the rescue, and asks Birdy to notify his son, the Deer. When the Deer rushes to his fathers side and before he dies he asks his son to seek revenge.

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 (