Era of Awakening

As the Japanese Empire expanded, the shadow of war gradually loomed over Taiwan in the 1930s. To bolster its military, the Japanese Army recruited indigenous people to form the "Takasago Volunteer Corps," tasked with frontline missions more dangerous and crucial than those undertaken by the Japanese Army. Not only did men serve in the battlefields, but Taiwanese women were also mobilized to serve as caregivers. After World War II, the Kuomintang government, which took over Taiwan, viewed these Taiwanese soldiers who had previously served in the Japanese army as enemies, leaving them bewildered. "Who am I fighting for? Why am I fighting?" "Did we win or lose?" Even years after the war ended, these questions lingered in their memories.