Ah-Zhou, who is about to be honorably discharged from the military service, has a surreal dream. Read More »
Tag Archives: Taiwan
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 »
Murmur of the Hearts AKA Nian nian (2015) Sylvia Chang, Isabella Leong, Lawrence Ko, Hsiao-chuan Chang
An artist reunites with her brother after the two were separated years ago when she left Liudau, an island off of Taiwan. Read More »
Mr. X (1995) Godfrey Ho, Joe Lewis, Alex Man, Lam Wei
A truce between the Yakuza and the Triads is broken with the wedding massacre Read More »
Angel Force AKA Tian shi te jing (1991) Shan Hua, Moon Lee, Wilson Lam, Fong Lung
A special police squad battles a gang of arms traffickers. Read More »
The Wheel of Life AKA Da lunhui (1983) King Hu, Hsing Lee, Ching-Jui Pai, Hsueh-Fen Peng, Huo-Yen Chiang, Chun Shih
This 3-parter uses the same 3 leads in each of its parts. Read More »
Prince of Tears AKA Lei wangzi (2009) Yonfan, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Xuan Zhu, Wing Fan
It happened in 1950s Taiwan, during the period known as White Terror Read More »
The 8 Masters AKA Ba da men pai (1976) Joseph Kuo, Carter Wong, Chun-Erh Lung, Fei-Lung Huang
Rescued from his house as a child and sent to the Shaolin Temple, Chu Shiao Chieh learns Read More »
A Confucian Confusion AKA Du li shi dai (1994) Edward Yang, Li-Mei Chen, Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-wen Chen
After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values. Read More »
King of Kings AKA Jian wang zhi wang (1969) Joseph Kuo, Chun Yang, Ching-Ching Chang, Chi Ma
A boy and girl watch as their dad is killed by someone in disguise. Read More »