Step Back to Glory (2013)
A true story of the unrelenting endurance and perseverance of a group of passionate teenage girls, in a film that firmly grasps audiences and tugs at the heartstrings with an emotionally charged story of tug-of-war, “Step Back to Glory”, stands out from all of the other Cinderella-story movies in its faithful portrayal of a real-life event. The film, directed by Zhang Bo-rui, tells the story of a group of young teenage girls from the Jingmei Girls High School tug-of-war team and their arduous journey from failure to success.
Director: Ray Chang Bai-Yui
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Shu-yao Kuo as Li Chun-ying |
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Kaiser Chuang as Trainer Guo |
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Pink Yang as Teacher Wu |
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Pai Ming-Hua as Chun-ying's grandmother |
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Hsiao Hou Tao as Old Tien |
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Kao Yu-Shan as Canteen cook |
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Beng Beng-Ge as Canteen cook's son |
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Hui Chui-Shut as Wang Li Min |
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Hannah Quinlivan as Chang Jo-hsi |
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Meng Ting-Li as Kuan-ping's mother |
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Akio Chen as Kuan-ping's father |
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Chen Yu-Fang as School Director Tsai |
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Yu Mei-Ren as Principal Lin |
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Kao Meng-Chieh as Chen, the Yilan trainer |
| Directing | Ray Chang Bai-Yui | Director |
| Camera | Feng Hsin-hua | Director of Photography |