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Tag Archives: Mandarin
The Butterfly Chalice / Hu die bei (1965) Cheh Chang, Chiu-Feng Yuan, Pat Ting Hung, Feng Chin, Yanyan Chen

Tian Yu Quan rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant Read More »
Friends (1974) Peng you – Cheh Chang

A wealthy young playboy flees his repressive family and joins forces with a gang Read More »
Durian Durian / Liu lian piao piao (2000) Fruit Chan, Hailu Qin, Wai-Fan Mak, Xiao Ming Biao

Hong Kong life from the perspective of a young northern mainland Chinese woman working as a prostitute in Hong Kong. Read More »
Crossroads / Shi zi jie tou (1937) Xiling Shen, Dan Zhao, Yang Bai, Ban Lü

Four students in Shanghai have recently finished university. All are unemployed. Read More »
The Young Rebel (1975) Hou sheng

Fatherless as a child, Hsiang supports his mother. When gangsters kill his mother, he kills in revenge. Read More »
Springtime in a Small Town / Xiao cheng zhi chun (2002) Zhuangzhuang Tian, Jingfan Hu, Jun Wu, Bai Qing Xin

Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan’s school-aged sister. Read More »
Springtime in Pattaya / Chun man Ba Di Ya (1976) Chia-Hsiang Wu, Kun Li, Ping-Ou Wei, Shek-Ching Law

Handsome and young, Shih Hsing flew to Bangkok with his close friend Ping Ho Read More »
The Yellow Muffler (1972) Yu nu xi chun

Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find Read More »
The Red Lotus Society / 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 »