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Tag Archives: Taiwan
Return of the Chinese Boxer AKA Shen quan da zhan kuai qiang shou (1977) Jimmy Wang Yu, Fei Lung, Emily Y. Chang
In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), a group of Japanese warlords Read More »
The Dragon Squad AKA Si da tian wang (1974) Jimmy Wang Yu, Yi Chang, Sing Chen
When a case of gold is stolen in transit, the surviving member of an escort party Read More »
Bruce Lee Against Supermen AKA Meng long zheng dong (1975) Chia-Chun Wu, Bruce Li, Fei Lung, Lu Wen Lu
Scientist Dr Ting has invented a secret formula that will help the world’s food crisis Read More »
The Red Lotus Society AKA Fei xia a da (1994) Stan Lai, Li-Wei Chang, Wen-Min Chen, Leon Dai
Ahda sells language tapes by day and attends cram school at night, but his real passion Read More »
Banana Paradise AKA Xiang jiao tian tang (1989) Tung Wang, Shih Chang, Kai-Chun Chen, Lung Fang
“Door Latch” and his friend followed the KMT army and moved to Taiwan in 1949. Read More »
Last Romance AKA Liu jin sui yue (1988) Yonfan, Cherie Chung, Maggie Cheung, Shingo Tsurumi
Two giggly schoolgirls fall for the same guy, a cute Japanese-Chinese boy. Read More »
Honey Pupu AKA Xiao shi da kan (2011) Hung-i Chen, Prince Chiu, Ralf Chiu, Bridget Dennison
Taipei, 2010. Radio show hostess Vicky (Peggy Tseng), who likes going round the city photographing buildings Read More »
Holiday Dreaming AKA Meng you xia wei yi (2004) Fu-chun Hsu, Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Hui-ni Hsu, Anne Huang
Ah-Zhou, who is about to be honorably discharged from the military service, has a surreal dream. Read More »
Super Citizen Ko AKA Chao ji da guo min (1995) Jen Wan, I-Chen Ko, Yang Lin, Ming-Ming Su
At an old age, a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow Read More »
Five Girls and a Rope AKA Wu ge nu zi he yi gen sheng zi (1990) Hung-Wei Yeh, Jing Ai, Shih Chang, Ying Chang
Five girls grow up in China during the first years of the twentieth century. Read More »
I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone AKA Hei yan quan (2006) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun
Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Read More »
Love Education AKA Xiang ai xiang qin (2017) Sylvia Chang, Zhuangzhuang Tian, Yueting Lang
A dying old lady reminisces about her happier moments. Read More »
Snake Shadow Rivals AKA Fierce Among Strong (1975) Yeung Yee-Muk, Hong Hoi, Lung Fei, Got Heung-Ting
The film begins when Peng’s father refuses to give over his rabbit to the the local overlord Chen Tao Read More »
Moonlight Boy AKA Yue guang shao nian (1993) Wei-Yen Yu, Te-Chien Hou, Elaine Jin, Yuan-Chi Lu
The titular boy in the moonlight is actually the young spirit of a man Read More »