In 1949, the Communists take over mainland. The refugees and the military arrive in the Keelung Harbor in Taiwan. Read More »
Tag Archives: Taiwan
A Book of Heroes (1986) Yen-Ping Chu
When a crime lord moves in on Hong Kong territory, conflicts ensues. Read More »
Dust of Angels (1992) Shao nian ye, an la!
Beigang teens A-guo and A-douzi fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day. Read More »
Typhoon / Tai feng (1962) Lei Pan
A clever and lively girl who gets lost in the world of radio drama runs away Read More »
Jia ru wo shi zhen de / 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 »
The Missing / Bu jian (2003) Kang-sheng Lee, Yi-Ching Lu, Chieh Chang, Tien Miao
A grandmother is looking for her grandson, a teenager for his grandfather. Read More »
Rebel Boxer / Ma Su Zhen bao xiong chou (1972) Shan-Hsi Ting, Hung-Min Chen, Jimmy Wang Yu, Sha-Li Chen, Nancy Yen
Believing that her brother has been murdered, a martial artist (Nancy Yen) sets out to avenge him. Read More »
Fury of King Boxer / Jing tian dong di (1972) Shan-Hsi Ting, Jimmy Wang Yu, Hsiao-Chuang Kuo, Jung Wang
In Our Time / Guang yin de gu shi (1982) Yi Chang, I-Chen Ko, Te-chen Tao, Edward Yang, Emily Y. Chang, Sylvia Chang, Chi Chen, Sheng-wen Lan
Four short films from four different directors, spanning from the 1950s to the 1980s. Read More »
Beijing Bicycle / Shiqi sui de dan che (2001) Xiaoshuai Wang, Lin Cui, Xun Zhou, Bin Li
Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Read More »