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The social impact of gambling affected Taiwanese the mostduring the 80s in Taiwan. The concept of this film is to have audience experience and observe the social values of religion beliefs from a deity statue’s viewpoint through Virtual Reality technology.

Middle-aged woman Melody is in love. Though Charlie is 5878km away, and they don’t speak same language. This Charlie from the screen writes songs, cares her so much. The relationship is amazing, except for that it’s very likely Charlie is a scammer. If you don't try, how would you know this is true love?

The plot of Golden King is not currently known, which is partially because the film's poster describes the plot only as "Hot stunt action! Heart-wrenching plot!! Innovative ideas! Fantastic story!!" with not even a basic synopsis of the plot included.

A scientist is kidnapped from Hong Kong and taken to the Golden Triangle in Thailand.

Righteous mountain patrol officer Xin Lan (Esther HUANG) grows tiresome of the stable but repeated boring life, without realizing any of her dreams. She plans to break up with her boy friend Ah De (Ta SU) and leaves this place. But before the discussion of the breakup, Ah De tries to persuade Xin Lan to go up the mountains with his hunter buddy Dumas, in search of the valuable cypress that they stashed away from the wood thieves. The three of them run into artist Patrick Star, who tries to hang himself. To prevent him from committing suicide, they take him along and then rescue a newborn deer on the way. When they finally reach the spot of hidden cypress, Ah De is dumbfounded by what he sees. Xin Lan also feels that, as a patrol officer, she must follow the protocol and stop Ah-de’s illegal activities. The wood thief that stalks them also shows up, trying to take the cypress from them. With all of them fighting one another, how will this journey end?

A film based on the Oath of the Peach Garden which is a fictional event in the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.

On Valentine’s Day, two long-time girlfriends meet in a cafe. One of them dominates the conversation as the other silently listens. As we learn about their stories, their joys and sorrows, tension slowly escalates between the young women, until the truth comes out in the end. Who has the upper hand in this female friendship? Adapted from Swedish playwright August STRINDBERG’s 1889 one-act play The Stronger (Den starkare), the short explores the age-old theme of female agency in contemporary Taiwan, accompanied by Valentine vignettes of the other young people in the cafe.

In ancient times, a woman plagued with nightly episodes of sleepwalking finds herself subject to a curse that causes her to seek blood. An evil wizard is responsible.

A-Tsui, the owner of an old grocery store, is always bored with the dull life with his wife. One day, A-Tsui happens to make a call for a prostitute. He seems to be a little clumsy in the city with the young prostitute before they get caught by the prostitute’s boyfriend.

A Japanese girl (Kato Youki) is on a three month visit in Taiwan after breaking up with her boyfriend to study Chinese at a language center. One day she has a brief affair with Wu and later he requests her to sign a contract to be his girlfriend for 90 days and she agrees. One of the condition of the contract is they must get separated after 90 days. However, after getting know each other quite well, both find that the relationship seems to be true love and both are unwilling to break the contract agreement as the dateline approaches. What is the outcome of their love story in the end?

Taiwanese movie

Two ladies of the sword are transporting a valuable Dragon Pearl and everyone else wants it. They’re assisted by two heroes, one of whom is somewhat less heroic and more of a rascal, although both demonstrate strong fighting skills.

Set in Sung Dynasty at a tumultuous time when China is invaded by the northern Jin Empire, the story revolves around swordsman Ge (David Tong Wai), who is wronged for murdering the son of the Prime Minister. Luckily, his superb kung fu helps him escape. But when the Sung General Chang is killed by the Jin Admiral Wanyan, and Chang's beautiful daughter Chu (Han Hsiang Chin) is seeking a patriotic hero to avenge his father's death, Ge pledges to assassinate Wanyan within ten days and marry Chu. But he has to first deal with the four kung fu masters serving under the Jin Admiral.

A little boy goes to the rooftop of his building, his secret getaway and an open door to other worlds he is not yet aware of.

A mother of two sons, one with piano talent, and one with illness. The talented son’s piano recital day is a trip and a task for all of them.

When a dying millionaire (Kang Ding) offers a huge financial reward to find his missing granddaughter, the news catches attention of several people: a wandering guitarist A-Wen (Wen Xia) and his sidekick Xiao Wang, as well as two street performers (Tuo Xian and Qiu Wangshe).

Meng Yun Lao, a college student originally from Hong Kong, stays at a family friend’s house and falls in love with their daughter, Hai Ni. Hai Ni is born with a serious heart defect. When she is notified that Yun Lao is heading back to Hong Kong, she suffers depression and dies. Yun Lao leads his life in despair until he meets a pop singer Hsiao Mei, who looks exactly like Hai Ni.

He walks into the office, walks out of the office, and walks toward the unresponsive void—walking, day after day. The space remains silent, leaving him no choice but to keep moving. Walking is his only response to the silence. Amidst the back-and-forth and endless repetition, he gradually loses the sensation of his own footsteps. Unable to stay still, he walks on, like a soul in a tailspin.

The “Sai Jhu Gong” (賽豬公, Sacred Pig Competition) is a major annual ritual associated with the Sansia Ancestor Master Temple (三峽祖師廟), held each year on the sixth day of the first lunar month. This film documents the ceremonial proceedings of the 1973 “Sai Jhu Gong” (賽豬公) observance. Dispensing with narration altogether, the film’s soundscape consists exclusively of Beiguan (北管) music and liturgical recitation (祭儀口白). In terms of audiovisual construction and thematic orientation, the work may be understood as a transitional piece within the folklore-oriented documentary practice of Chang Chao-Tang (張照堂), situated between the more conventionally structured The Homecoming Pilgrimage of Dajia Mazu (大甲媽祖回娘家, 1974) and the more formally experimental The Boat Burning Festival (王船祭典, 1979).

A newly appointed court official is shocked at the corruption he witnesses.

The film follows the last 4 years life of Grandma Hashima, the last existent from colonial Taiwan, who knows the secrets of "Green Jail," the notorious coal mine before World War II on Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan.

Taiwanese drama film.

My mother was born in Kinmen, a tiny island just off the coast of China. Sexism/Male child favoritism is often found in Asian cultures and is even more apparent in a closed off community like the one my mother grew up in. My mother has two younger brothers, so while she carries the responsibility of taking care of my sick grandmother, her efforts are never appreciated by her family, especially not by her mother.

Middle-aged A-San, who has been single for many years, finally feels his heart beating again. But he is hesitant in taking action and asking out Yu-lian. His best friend is someone who has always been on his side and has never abandoned him, but can’t take his celibacy anymore. This friend is his penis. His soft, flaccid penis turns into a human. He swears to God that he will turn his loser life around and get laid. So A-San and his penis duke it out for control of sense and sensibility.

Shaw’s superstar, Chi Kuan Chun stars in this brilliant sword film from ace Director Chang Peng Yi, as a sentimental swordsman who tries to give up his sword and leave a quiet life, but constant challenges in the martial world prevent him from doing so.

A policeman escorting a murderer to jail must contend with the criminal's accomplices, including a shadowy figure with an iron claw for a hand.

A film produced by Taiwan Film Studio, which celebrated for the centenary of Chinese railroading.

Peter YANG, an orphan, works very hard to support his younger brother Larry. Unfortunately, having his investment lost in the stock market, he is forced to borrow money from a loan shark named Paul CHOW at very high interest rates. To pay back the loan, he turns to gambling. Larry is admired by Helen CHUNG, who soon becomes his close and intimate friend. Peter, meanwhile, wins a considerable sum of money with the help of Bobby CHU, a skillful and honest gambler. This infuriates Tommy CHAO, a ruthless gambler, who secretly tries to attack Peter and his fiancee, Lily. Failing in his attempt, he cheats Peter at the gambling table. Unable to pay his debt, Peter reluctantly accepts Tommy’s conditions and agrees to set up a game to cheat the Tycoon Henry CHUNG of his money.

For a long time, a modest village lives in terror because of the raids of a bunch of bandits. Miners and farmers, wanting to avoid the worst, decide to outsource all their savings to Tang's bank. These men are directly attacked by Zatoichi's intervention, a blind man who is an expert swordsman despite his infirmity, and Bruce Wong, a young fighter who returns to the village after three years of exile. At a later time, Tang finds that the bandits know all their moves because they are informed by a traitor. Suspects seem to be Ju Ju, a prostitute and cabaret singer, however, when the girl is killed by the brigands, the real culprit is revealed as Kian Chan, the bank counselor. Bruce and Zatoichi vow to kill him...

Four college students wanted to shoot Hollywood videos and finally persuaded the driver of the shuttle bus, Little Wolf Dog, to participate in the show. In order to seize the time to rehearse with the busy driver, they crowded in the car and staggered around to rehearse with the little wolf dog when they went out to rehearse. Unexpectedly, an accident occurred during the filming, which made them reflect on the overworked work style of large truck drivers, the salary system of basic salary plus bonus, and driving on dangerous roads day after day... Real life is indeed more real than movies. It seems that he is at a critical moment at any time.

The story is set in a small southern town at the beginning of the century, where people believed that innocence and hope would lead to a better tomorrow.

A non-typical story about immigration—a Taiwanese student in Brussels investigates his identity crisis through a personal documentary essay.

A small village's enchanted stone that brings the inhabitants good fortune is threatened by faeries

Between 1979 and 1983, 117 violent and gritty social realist pictures were produced in Taiwan. Many of these found their way around the world courtesy of Hong Kong's IFD films.

Musical movie called "Rock on" was ready to be filmed. For saving the cost of the budget, the casting producer named "Senior Tsai", picked up his roles from the rejects of an audition. Such as kid from Hong Kong, he can both write and sing, Candy, a girl who's just like the Barbie doll, and LaReine, a snappy girl who could dance hip-pop to the top, together they co-starred this new title. For creating more topics, Tsai he called up Johnny, who used to be the hottest idol, to helm this musical film and train the new hopefuls he had seek. Progressively, the shooting got started and this has-been idol, Johnny, he eagerly hoped this movie would win him his come-back moment.

THE REVENGE OF THE TWO EXORCISTS (1975) is another rarity; this one from Lai Sheng Ying, a cinematographer turned director. Based on a Chinese folk tale, according to the article, all the stars are new faces and a portion of the film was shot in Japan.

Tzung-Yu works for a private establishment providing some special services. An illegal job as it is, it becomes his daily life. Being stuck in the repetitive routine, Tzung-Yu is longing for change.

This film portrays a blind boy whose eyesight is trapped in the darkness. When he was a child, he imagined the only he couldn’t see were the dark nights; just like a game of hide and seek with his eyes blindfolded; the echoes of countdown still rings in his ear, the only thing that didn’t bore him were the sounds of the world. Music opened another road for him, and with music he was given a miracle that took him out of that closeted space and out into the world.

Miao hadn’t been living with her father; she kept good care of his car. One night with a sudden rain, her father came to visit and had dinner with her. After waking up the next morning, Miao realized it had been only a dream out of her longing for her father.

An astronomer’s failed research and withering family leads him spiraling down the memories of his painful childhood and the dreams of his past life.

Bloodshed follows the never-ending struggle of a swordsman's soul to make good of his skills.

Two cripples protect a beautiful girl who is on the run from local gangsters and who has become temporarily blinded, while trying to disguise the fact that they are crippled so they can win her affections.

On Chinese New Year Eve, ten-year old Yang Lan anxiously waiting for her singer mother to come home. While the big family is celebrating loudly with Mahjong, fireworks, dinner and laughs, she struggles to reconcile her urge to feel, at least for a brief moment, loved.

Chen Cheng-Tsai works primarily in video art, photography, and mixed media installations. This work was created during his postgraduate studies in Germany. The trees rotate 360 degrees, and the artit's face reflected in the water, distorted by the ripples, iss overlapped by the trees. The sound of a bell also plays a continuous rythm.

The film documents boxer Jia-Ling Chen participating in a world-class boxing competition. With her bare hands, this young woman of twenty-something exemplifies young people's relentless efforts to go after their dreams.

In the 1990s, many young women from Southeast Asia, carrying their hopes and dreams, were married off to this faraway island of riches... Through a two-part narrative, the film contrasts the past and the present of Taiwanese society. Can these immigrant women across different eras break free from their predicaments in this foreign land to rediscover themselves? Can they as well as the locals, live truly free lives?