The titular boy in the moonlight is actually the young spirit of a man Read More »
Tag Archives: Taiwan
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 »
My Favorite Season AKA Zui xiang nian de ji jie (1985) Kun-Hou Chen, Sylvia Chang, Tsung-Sheng Lee, Ching-Ting Hsia
Bi Bao-Liang is a 29 year-old man who believes that he will have bad luck if he touches Read More »
The Peony Pavilion AKA Wo de mei li yu ai chou (1995) Kuo-fu Chen, Pen-yu Chang, Hua-Chien Hsu, Rene Liu
A teenager called Li Li, always got the same dream. In the dream, she falls in love with a scholar. Read More »
Mon Mon Mon Monsters AKA Guai guai guai guaiwu! (2017) Giddens Ko, Eugenie Liu, Kent Tsai, Yu-Kai Teng
Shu-Wei is a high school student who is constantly bullied by his classmates. Read More »
Dear Tenant (2020) Yu-Chieh Cheng, Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Shu-Fang Chen, Run-yin Bai
For the past five years, Lin has been looking after the son (Yo-yu) Read More »
Growing Up AKA Xiao Bi de gu shi (1983) Kun-Hou Chen, Chun-Fang Chang, Cheng-Kuo Yen, Doze Niu
Growing Up was the film that “first attracted broad critical and popular attention to the movement” known as New Taiwan Cinema. Read More »
Likely Consequence (1992) Edward Yang, Tai-song Chen, Zianqi Chen, David Wang
Filmed performance of Yang’s one-act two-character play which shifts back Read More »