Taiwan Synopsis
失魂
A-Chuan, a quiet 30-year-old man working as a chef in a Japanese restaurant, collapses suddenly and is rushed to a hospital. His colleagues send him to his father, who resides in the mountains. While there, A-Chuan becomes immobile: he won’t speak, eat or even go to the toilet on his own. One day his father returns from work only to find A-Chuan sitting in the corner with his daughter lying dead in a pool of blood. In an unfamiliar, eerily calm voice, A-Chuan says, “I saw this body was empty, so I moved in.
Crime + Drama in Taiwan
11 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Soul itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Soul. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2012–2014 Taiwan Window
Soul holds position #10 of 22 Taiwan films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
★ 7.6 · 2013
#2Touch of the Light
★ 7.2 · 2012
#3Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
★ 7.2 · 2014
#4Black & White: The Dawn of Assault
★ 6.9 · 2012
#5Girlfriend Boyfriend
★ 6.7 · 2012
#6Stray Dogs
★ 6.5 · 2014
#7Café. Waiting. Love
★ 6.4 · 2014
#8Journey to the West
★ 6.4 · 2014
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Taiwan, 70 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Soul premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Taiwan films in 2013.
The 104th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 45% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #121 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Crime productions specifically: #12 of 15 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | 3 Ng Film, Cream Film Production |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | August 30, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt3091254 |