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The Mimicry

This film is an adaptation of a short story of the same name, written by Kao Yi-feng. It tells the story of a green scarab beetle who has transformed into human form. As in the book, he is named "Vitamin." Vitamin surreptitiously enters people's apartments and observes and imitates human behavior. Through Vitamin's perspective as a bystander, the plot leads the audience to explore the unknown stories of various residents. However, Vitamin cannot understand the complex thoughts and desires of humans, and his short encounter with one person is fraught with doubt, conflict, and despair.

Top Cast

  • Xie Zhang-ying

    Xie Zhang-ying

    Vitamin

  • Huang Pei-jia

    Huang Pei-jia

    Molly Lin

  • Zong-Hua Yang

    Zong-Hua Yang

    Uncle A-Shang

  • Hsu Hao-hsiang

    Hsu Hao-hsiang

    Choreographer

  • Jack Lee

    Jack Lee

    Chi-Wen Lee

  • Huang Jie-fei

    Huang Jie-fei

    Show-Yu Chen

  • Hsieh Tien-ming

    Hsieh Tien-ming

    Show-Yu's husband

  • Huang Tsai-yi

    Huang Tsai-yi

    Molly's mother

  • Yu-Ting Hsu

    Yu-Ting Hsu

    Dancer

Overview

This film is an adaptation of a short story of the same name, written by Kao Yi-feng. It tells the story of a green scarab beetle who has transformed into human form. As in the book, he is named "Vitamin." Vitamin surreptitiously enters people's apartments and observes and imitates human behavior. Through Vitamin's perspective as a bystander, the plot leads the audience to explore the unknown stories of various residents. However, Vitamin cannot understand the complex thoughts and desires of humans, and his short encounter with one person is fraught with doubt, conflict, and despair.

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