1:12:25
To speak of theater...
1:12:28
after I established the puppet
troupe "Also Like Life"...
1:12:31
Japan invaded China
in the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
1:12:35
WhenJapan appointed
Nagatanigawa...
1:12:39
as governor of Taiwan...
1:12:41
it was the third year
after that incident...
1:12:45
that had started the war.
1:12:48
In that year,
all outdoor plays were prohibited.
1:12:53
In Taiwan's theatrical world...
1:12:55
there were thousands of puppet
performers and their families...
1:13:00
who suddenly lost
their means of living.
1:13:04
Later, a good friend of mine
named "Attack Dog"Lao...
1:13:09
organized a Taiwanese opera troupe
called RedJade.
1:13:12
I joined them
and went south to Taichung.
1:13:16
We performed indoors,
at the Happy Stage Theater.
1:13:19
I was in charge of all
rehearsals in those days.
1:13:22
In the daytime...
1:13:23
we performed
"The Birth ofTripitaka."
1:13:28
At night, we played...
1:13:30
"Five Swordsmen Destroy
Dragon Lake Temple."
1:13:34
That was more of an action play,
with lots of swordfighting.
1:13:37
As for "Tripitaka"...
1:13:39
it was a tragic play.
1:13:45
At the time we were
performing in Taichung...
1:13:48
something strange happened.
1:13:51
Two women came to see
the opera.
1:13:55
At first,
nobody knew who they were.
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They came together.