Taiwan Synopsis
兒子的大玩偶
Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from the United States.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Sandwich Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Central Motion Picture Corporation
The 1982–1984 Taiwan Window
The Sandwich Man holds position #4 of 11 Taiwan films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Taiwan Landscape
1983 was the decade’s peak output year for Taiwan — 8 titles released, including The Sandwich Man. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (20 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Taiwan films in 1983.
The 20th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 51% of Taiwan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 56th percentile among Taiwan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #60 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #52 of 118 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Central Motion Picture Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 1, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0085503 |