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Tag Archives: Mandarin
The Ghost Inside (2005) Herman Yau

A young mother and runs from her abusive husband with her daughter only to discover Read More »
The Peony Pavilion (1995) Kuo-fu Chen

A teenager called Li Li, always got the same dream. In the dream, she falls in love with a scholar. Read More »
Growing Up / Xiao Bi de gu shi (1983)

Growing Up was the film that “first attracted broad critical and popular attention to the movement” known as New Taiwan Cinema. Read More »
The Kingdom and the Beauty / Jiang shan mei ren (1959)

This is a musical about a young emperor who is lured via stories told to a place called Kiang-Nan by his royal tutor. Read More »
Everlasting Regret (2005) Stanley Kwan, Sammi Cheng

A person’s life is destined to be shorter than that of a city. Read More »
Shadow Girl / Yin juan nu xia (1971) Chi Hsin, Lily Li

A young girl swordsman has stealth capability and loves to play pranks. Read More »
Air Hostess / Kong zhong xiao jie (1959) Wen Yi, Grace Chang

Back in 1959, air hostess was considered one of the most glamorous and privileged occupations for young girls with a dream. Read More »
The Dragon Missile / Fei long zhan (1976) Meng-Hua Ho

An evil gang of martial artists fight for a healing elixir against a specialist that fights with boomerang blades – the Dragon Missiles! Read More »
Happy Times / Xing fu shi guang (2000) Yimou Zhang

An aging bachelor has to engage his old, laid-off friends to keep a blind girl happy as a masseuse at a non-existent massage parlor. Read More »