'Taiwan Travelogue' Explores Colonial-Era Relationship at TCCF

World Softest Productions is developing “ Taiwan Travelogue ,” an adaptation of the U.S. National Book Award -winning novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi that explores a complex relationship between two women against the backdrop of Japanese colonial rule in 1938 Taiwan.

The series, currently in script development, is selected at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest ( TCCF ). It follows Japanese writer Aoyama Chizuko, who travels to Taiwan to give lectures while escaping marriage pressures back home. There she meets Ō Chizuru, a talented local interpreter who becomes her essential guide to understanding Taiwan—and a relationship that exposes the painful realities of colonial power dynamics.

“What drew us to ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ is the relationship between two women,” says executi