An unexpected and joyous exploration of womanhood, autonomy and self-reinvention, told through the video diaries and personal archive of the free-spirited XiXi and the evolution of the friendship between her and the filmmaker.
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An unexpected and joyous exploration of womanhood, autonomy and self-reinvention, told through the video diaries and personal archive of the free-spirited XiXi and the evolution of the friendship between her and the filmmaker.
Two top swordswomen practice the rare art of Chrysanthemum Sword to rid the country of a ruthless swordsman and restore peace to the martial world.
Wan Zhen (Janine Chang) is an editor of a fashion magazine where she is competent that she can do her job successfully but was very clueless in real life. Since her boyfriend Hao Jie (Peter Ho) works from home, he looks after her so well that they adopted a golden retriever (Li La) which drastically changed Wan Zhen’s life that she begins to woke up early and cook for Li La. Wan Zhen is soon promoted and begins to devote more to her work but as her career soars, her time become hectic. Will Wan Zhen choose the job she loves or Li La who has become family to her?
David Loman, a simple country bumpkin who accidentally becomes a big boss in the criminal underworld. A decade passes, and life seems to go on as usual - solving daily problems for locals and receiving "protection fees" - until one day a deity tells David through a medium that he needs to find a double to avoid a catastrophe. Panicky, the boss seeks help from Old Ho, who agrees to pass as David for a few days, but is assassinated when attending a gathering with fellow gangsters.
After the loss of his mother, a young man encounters an elderly stranger by the riverside while fishing. What starts as a brief exchange gradually develops into an unlikely friendship, offering quiet solace to them both.
In order to recreate a photograph, two actors undergo a transformation.
One night, a strange woman (Molly) who posts a rental sign board catches Joanne's attention. After a few days, Joanne makes up her mind to dial the phone number on the rental sign board and decides to meet Molly as a tenant. That night,They meet to view Molly's room. However, Molly can't find her house key.
A government law officer is dispatched to bring his brother's killers to justice. On his bloody mission, untold assassins are thrown at him, but to no avail. One by one they are done away with in a most militant style.
Little blue pieces of fluff fall off from a fuzzy sweater. A girl cannot get rid of them, they’re spreading across her body like an epidemic. Metaphorical story from the age of Covid.
Mom and daughter are forced to spend time with each other during the pandemic lockdown, which reveals the secret of the generational conflict.
Taiwanese crime film.
After suffering a breakdown at his wife’s funeral, a grief-stricken older man finds that he can only recognize his daughter-in-law. The discovery of a new love seems to improve his faltering health, but more heartbreak awaits just around the corner.
Taiwanese romance film.
The Emperor's spy, the daughter of the killed governor Shih Han, a mysterious mercenary and a blind swordsman team up to defeat Chief Pirate, leader of the 72 Desperate Rebels, but eventually it will be his daughter who will decide the end of the movie. This movie has a sword eating lama, a bell trap formation with big bell wielding belles, people dressed in multi-color ku klux klan outfits and Chen Sing.Set in the Ming Dynasty, an infamous pirate finds 72 martial arts experts from all over China to help him battle the imperial government. Includes breathtaking kung fu fighting and plenty of ninja action.
In a journey of mountain climbing, a gay couple was not only stimulated by the curiousity for the future and desire, but also haunted by their past.
The Japanese have conquered Chow Chu, a Chinese village, and have it ruled by Captain Chow, a collaborationist, and his henchmen. Yu-Kong, a most wanted patriot, takes refuge at Yen Wei's as he must hand over an important message to Tong Ye, her husband. But Tong Ye has been taken hostage and has just been shot by a firing squad. Bad for the Japanese, Yen Wei accepts the mission meant for her husband. In memory of him...
Lost Taiwanese monster movie about a giant frog.
Oshima wakes up in the middle of a desert in South America with no memory. A woman named Coco is lying beside him. Coco tells Oshima that he was originally planning on crossing the desert with his girlfriend May to get to Snow Mountain, but May suddenly disappeared, leaving him at bay. Coco helped him out by chance, and now they're heading to Snow Mountain together.Perhaps May is already there...
Valuable jewels belonging to a japanese exporting company have vanished in Hong Kong. Three different criminal organizations are scurrying about trying to find them, but the only mysterious Suzie Mazuda knows their true whereabouts. A suave HK police detective befriends her to crack the case.
What is a mature relationship? How many types of family structures are there? Age, Class, Gender and Survival continue to distort the facets of emotional relationships among humans. I like to think that Taiwanese are like desperate fishes in troubled waters, struggling to get to the water surface for a breath of fresh air. In 2013, Taiwan bids goodbye to the toll booth system as it launches a new electrical device called eTag. With the new system, Chia-wen, a middle-aged divorcee working in a toll booth on the freeway, is about to be laid off. Her financial burden increases when her teenage son is charged with sexual assault. At this difficult time, Chia-wen meets Chih-hao, who promises to help in exchange for sex. Standing at a crossroads in her life, Chia-wen is uncertain which step to take next.
Alone is an emotionally gripping film prescribing humanistic care and yet keeping its commercial value.
Androgynous Phoenix Du, the illicit daughter of a presidential candidate, kills the thug who breaks into her apartment to silence her. She comes before prosecutor Jade Liu, guilt-ridden from the suicide of her brother and her strict Catholic upbringing. Before demanding Phoenix’s three-and-a-half years sentence for manslaughter, Jade has a night of passion with her that redirects both their lives. Phoenix writes her hundreds of letters and begs her to wait for her release. In fear of her own desire, Jade marries Meng Ye, the genderless young man she saved from prison who reminds her of her brother…
On a planet where a long-standing martial law prevailed, the earthman living in exchange for time, strictly adhered to discipline and worked tirelessly. One day, they were invaded by the Devil's Party from the “Funkmi Galaxy”, where indulgence and obscenity rules day and night, posing an unprecedented threat to the Earthman’s morals. Meanwhile, the Space Worriers from the same Funkmi Galaxy were determined to protect these hardworking creatures at all costs.
Fang Yung-Chiu is a young martial artist skilled in disc-throwing and swordplay. When a society known as the Han Brothers kills her master, she vows revenge; but, is her master really dead?
When violence occurs, it often comes fast and brutally. But the truth is, it usually begins with a small sign—subtle, almost imperceptible—a series of tiny, unexpected missteps that no one takes seriously. Step by step, they build up, leading to an unforeseen consequence. In the end, someone pays in blood. And through the lens of a police body cam, a lesson is learned.
A young woman whose kung fu has reached the point where she can turn invisible runs afoul of a powerful family when she disrupts a wedding. She must fight off kung fu masters and even a poisonous centipede ring!
An impossible kiss in an era when physical contact is strictly forbidden.
Two sword-wielding sisters seek revenge against the villains who murdered their family. But these are no ordinary villains — they’re wizards with giant, elasticized tongues who use black magic to control... kung fu gorillas!
Flying Dragon, Dancing Phoenix is a contemporary comedy based on Taiwanese opera.
Taiwanese horror anthology film.
"The Green Hornet" (a red spandex and cape wearing duo) is called in to assist in rescuing a kidnapped scientist.
Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan directors of the 1970s, this film consist of three shorts with the same cast of two actors and one actress, who through reincarnation meet in three different times.
In dreams, a mother is reunited with her deceased daughter. The daughter takes her mother by the hand, and leads her through darkness, to the edge of light. As they embrace, a new hope emerges, weaved together by a love that can’t be stopped, and a bond that never fades.
A group of travelers get trapped in a haunted house.
An older man and a teenager meet while wandering across the street from a gay wedding party; it's the big day for the older man's son and the teenager's father. As they meet for the first time, do they want to give their blessings to their families?
Wisecracking Makino shows up from Japan and meets Shima, a yakuza living quietly in Taipei. Makino says he knows about the incident that prompted Shima to come to Taiwan. Shima finds out that someone wants Makino dead, and they both head for Hualien, a city in eastern Taiwan.
A woman moves into a new apartment, but strangely discovers she’s the only resident in the building.
A-Chih dreams of having a new bicycle. A chance encounter leads him to become friends with transfer student I-Chen, who rides a new bicycle. The two become close, and A-Chih takes I-Chen out often to play. Once, I-Chen’s bicycle was stolen by a group of junior high school students because of A-Chih’s negligence, but the two manage to outwit the students.
After her mother died, the youngest daughter has been dreaming about her dead mother for nights. In the dreams, her mother expresses her will not to be buried next to her dead husband. On the seventh night after the mother’s death, the hidden past of the family was finally revealed.
Yen Yun is in the school dragon dance team. Every day after school, he practices with his teammates, working on their secret performance. Just as they are about to succeed, they are confronted with a huge, unexpected challenge…
A gifted young fighter undergoes some advanced bionic training making him an invincible martial artist; his skills are put to the ultimate test when he must face the Terror of Siam a ruthless Thai fighter.
After having their son, a young couple divorces, with the child remaining with the father. The two endure poverty because the father has trouble finding and keeping jobs. Story mainly focuses on the father-son relationship and difficulties of being a single parent.
In the early 1950s, even the small villages in Taiwan were bathed in the atmosphere of White Terror. It was a difficult time for all. There was a beautiful young woman called A-zhen. She always felt that there was something weird in her house since she got married to her husband, A-yi, the village glassblower. A-zhen was very curious about the mystery surrounding the wall in her house. So, one day, she decided to investigate the real secret behind the wall.
This winter, the boy has become very strange. He bursts out in anger, throws random tantrums, and refuses to play with his classmates. Everyone seems to know the reason, but no one is brave enough to approach him. After school, the boy retreats deep into the forest. There lies his happiest and saddest secret...
Fatal Recall is a Taiwanese Thriller starring Alex Man
"In the name of the struggle to aid his suffering people, he disregards every danger that threatens his very life...! He must battle the remnants of incredibly ferocious prehistoric beasts... But why? Can he truly slay a giant toad and a spider that has lived for thousands of years? Come witness for yourself the prowess of WATARI your beloved little hero!" - Theatrical Release Write Up. The first movie in the Taiwanese Watari film series. This is not Watari and the 7 Monsters, this is a separate movie all together, but it did release around the same time as 7 Monsters.
Some celebrate Youth Day like Ghost Festival, Others mistake Labor Day for Restoration Day, Father’s Day becomes Children’s Day, And Halloween feels like Valentine’s Day. But what about Valentine’s Day? On this Valentine's Day, In a rural police station, Two officers and three criminals Engage in a debate on love, Unraveling the absurdity behind crimes of passion, fraud, And the trade of lust or love.
“Siaulian”, who is released from prison and trying to turn his life back to track, runs into his childhood friend Tang, now a police officer, in a gang fight. Siaulian is wanted by the gangs since he has been made the one responsible for the fight. Siaulian is forced to form his own gang in order to protect his family and seek revenge. Eventually, he is wanted by both the gangsters and the police. As for Tang, he is struggling to protect his dearest friend as he is actually the reason why Siaulian was sentenced to prison.
'Such a Life' is quite a sad film. It is set in the sixties, in a village on the west coast of Taiwan, where many are succumbing to 'black foot', a disease caused by drinking contaminated well water. The only 'cure' is to amputate the afflicted limb, and to avoid drinking the contaminated water. Many in the village were already sick, and few could afford to have tap-water installed. At the center of the story is Ah Chung, who lives with his grandfather, who has already lost one leg to 'black foot'. In the same village also live an opera family, who are finding things increasingly difficult there, an oyster farmer, who complains that his oysters are being poisoned by a nearby pharmaceutical plant, and an assortment of children who enjoy swimming in the sea, and who bully Ah Chung. A significant portion of the action also takes place in the village school, where Ah Chung is having trouble keeping up with the fees.
Otaku and his roommate Mr. Cheap as known as the ultimate geeks of their university. However, like any normal guy, their goal is to fall in love with their girls of their dreams. To get close to his goddess Mei, Mr. Cheap pretends to be a spoiled rich kid, appearing everywhere she goes. Meanwhile, the introverted Otaku tries to create a chance to talk to class beauty Ling by running into her in the hallway, only to have his plan fall awkwardly.