Taiwan The Drummer is a Taiwan–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
戰·鼓
When Sid insults a powerful triad boss, his father sends him to Taiwan for safety. Bored and restless, he discovers a community of Zen drummers high in the hills, and joins up – a decision inspired by a pretty face that soon becomes a challenge.
Taiwan × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other Taiwan×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From JCE Movies
The 2006–2008 Taiwan Window
The Drummer holds position #6 of 12 Taiwan films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Taiwan, 31 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Drummer premiered alongside 3 others.
Drama + Action in Taiwan
8 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Drummer itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Taiwan films in 2007.
The 61st Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #111 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #85 of 118 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | JCE Movies, Kenbiroli Films |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | October 11, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0831386 |