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The very first time I went to Tainan, I felt like I was in Japan even though it woudln't be a year later that I first set foot in Japan . It was very much how people carry themselves I suppose. Something intangible yet unmistakable, like how people talk, how they stand, how they walk, those little and not so little things mashed up together to form a distinctive culture. It's true, it is not unusual for Tainan women in their late 50s to have Japanese names (Oh well, Hong Kong girls have Japanese names too but I guess it's not for the same reason or is it?). And they can speak Japanese too. I look forward to seeing the movie.