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Tag Archives: Mandarin
Blue Gate Crossing AKA Lan se da men (2002) Chih-yen Yee, Gwei Lun-Mei, Bo-lin Chen, Yolin Liang
An is-she-or-isn’t-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen Read More »
The Wild Wild Rose AKA Ye mei gui zhi lian (1960) Tian-Lin Wang, Grace Chang, Yang Chang, Po-Chien Chin
Grace Chang seduces as Hong Kong’s most sensual Carmen ever. Read More »
Hibiscus Town AKA Fu rong zhen (1986) Jin Xie, Wen Jiang, Linian Liu, Xiaoqing Liu
Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life Read More »
Jia ru wo shi zhen de AKA If I Were for Real (1981) Tung Wang, Kuan-Chen Hu, Alan Tam, Lin Hsiang
It is an adaptation of the 1979 play of the same name by Sha Yexin, Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde, set in mainland China. Read More »
Suzhou River AKA Su Zhou he (2000) Ye Lou, Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty Read More »
Island Etude AKA Lian xi qu (2006) Huai-en Chen, Ming-hsiang Tung, Danny Deng, Saya Chang
Travelling is always the best way to encounter true stories. Ming-Hsang, a deaf, decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from the college. Read More »
The Puppetmaster AKA Xi meng ren sheng (1993) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Tian-Lu Li, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng
This Hou Hsiao Hsien masterpiece is a portrait of the childhood and adolescence of octogenarian Taiwanese puppet master Read More »
Manhunt AKA Zhui bu (2017) John Woo, Hanyu Zhang, Masaharu Fukuyama, Stephy Qi
Accused of heinous crimes he didn’t commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name. Read More »
Dragon Inn (1967) King Hu, Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai
The Eunuch of the Emperor has ordered the commander of his army condemned to death for betrayal and insurrection. Read More »
Arhats In Fury AKA Ba bai luo han (1985) Hsing-Lai Wang, Au-ping An, Hongping Gao, Fu-sheng Ho
An orphan named Zhixing is trained in martial arts at Baoguo Temple in the Kingdom of Jin. Read More »
Help Me, Eros AKA Bang bang wo ai shen (2007) Kang-sheng Lee, Hui-Jen Liao, Dennis Nieh
Ah Jie lost everything in the stock market due to a severe economic crisis. Read More »
All the Invisible Children (2005) Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Adama Bila, Elysée Rouamba, Rodrigue Ouattara
Seven short films – each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. Read More »
Uniform AKA Zhifu (2003) Yi’nan Diao, Kai Han, Hongli Liang, Hua Qin
Economic unrest roils central China’s Shaanxi Province: local factories are merging, thugs threaten managers Read More »
The Contract AKA Mai sun kai (1978) Michael Hui, Ricky Hui, Samuel Hui
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios Read More »