After the war and the Republic of China regaining sovereignty over Taiwan, the loyalty the Takasago soldiers had shown the Japanese was viewed as almost treasonous and criminal. Their memories and history from the war became a nightmare they were virtually prohibited from sharing.
戰後，台灣歸還中華民國政府，高砂義勇隊對日本的忠貞成了一種罪惡，戰爭中的歷史記憶，變成那一代人「不准」表達的心理夢魘。