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Taiwanese horror movie from 1965.

Life flourishes under the nourishment of sunlight, air, and water, surrounded by blue skies, white clouds, solid and rich earth, and oceans. The 21st century is enjoying the most stable and secure era in human history, but is this what we deserve? Do we often ignore the most basic questions?

It’s difficult making the transition from being single to starting a relationship. So how should we cope? Echo Each Other abandons spoken dialogue, instead using sign and body language to silently communicate with the audience.

Time can dilute sexual desire, but will it arouse the emotions between them?

Despite harsh condemnation and denunciation from society, a heterosexual female pastor founded Taiwan's first LGBT-affirming church in May 1996. For LGBT Christians, who had been rejected by the Christian community for a long time, they finally have a church that offers them a safe haven. Though the founder has passed away, the church members continue to make their voice heard, confronting the unjust social institutions while struggling with religious conflict at the same time. Come hell or high water, they strive to make a difference in the lives of others by telling their own life stories, in hope that love will eventually trump hate and solve misunderstanding someday.

Blues Biyori has multi-meanings literally. Blues can be explained as “blues music” or “melancholy”; Biyori is a Japanese word, which means” a good day for⋯”

Chu Chen, the 27-year-old lead singer of the indie band "The Land Reborn", is always performing and practicing. He doesn't want to waste any moment of his life since the misfortune inherited from his family is lurking in his restless blood.

2013 chinese traditional new years special film filmed by Taiwan PTS(Public Television Service).

On this day, an elderly Taiwanese mother and daughter, accompanied by a Burmese volunteer, journey from a rural area to an urban animal crematorium, tenderly carrying the body of their beloved cat, in hopes of ensuring that its final journey is marked by peace and grace.

Cheng engages in illegal activities to make a living. Sometimes, he takes his son, Jay, to stage “fake accidents” on the street to earn some extra money. However, Cheng must flee, as he recently committed something serious. He wants to cherish his final moments with his son, but it only makes Jay misunderstand his father…

This is a 3-part love story. One girl is talking a story of her ex-boyfriend. He went aboard to chase for homosexual love. Although she stayed home, both of them are experiencing almost simultaneously unbounded sexual exploring journey in each end. The traditional narrative monologue is manipulated as a link to all the experimental segments. As the story goes on, the emotion of those original extremely abstract experimental footages are becoming touchable and understandable.

Respire is set in a fictional world transformed by a deadly, airborne virus in which people are required to wear masks at all times. A young girl who knows her time is short decides to enjoy one last day with the boy she likes.

Photography that captures the past turns into a photo lost in somewhere, she disappears yet I feel relieved to lose everything.

Since creative activity is often associated with "those with surplus time and resources," political prisoners who dedicate their labor to outcomes unrelated to survival might seem to waste their time and strength. Yet, the deprivation of social roles, the coercion of total authority, and the abolition of existing orders all contribute to an intense need to establish an alternative order of one’s own. The semi-artistic practices performed by political prisoners can be seen as an attempt to reclaim or redeem their “normal lives.”

A judge observes the letter of the law, doesn't take bribes and will sentence a prince to death if necessary. And that's just what happens...

The documentary "Taiwan Alishan Forest Railway Journey" offers a diverse array of content, with every detail highlighting the distinct features of Alishan in Taiwan. It includes many impressive elements. In addition to employing the latest filming techniques, the team captured stunning landscapes and remarkable railway construction methods, such as the figure-eight design, Z-segments, horseshoe bends, and the restoration of a century-old steam locomotive. They even filmed the domestically produced cypress train, named Formosensis, which has yet to enter service. Both Japan’s NHK and Taiwan’s Public Television Service provided their award-winning teams and enlisted the participation of renowned Japanese composer Kiyoshi Yoshida and Golden Horse Award-winning actress Gwei Lun-mei for the Chinese narration, enhancing the documentary’s international appeal.

A Lean Soul examines the life and works of Taiwanese novelist Qi Deng Sheng. The filmmakers were able to have in-depth interviews with not only the writer's closest friends and relatives but also the notoriously camera-shy protagonist himself. The film vividly dramatizes many passages from his intensely autobiographical works of fiction. The result is an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most important and controversial Taiwanese writers.

Rich man Xu Huitang got close to his special nurse Fang Feili, which caused a misunderstanding with his wife and left for the United States with their daughter.

Taiwanese romance film.

Hero! Hito! tells the true story of Chinese Taipei, the team that represents Taiwan in international baseball competitions, and their eleven-year climb from the heartbreak of the 2013 World Baseball Classic to a world championship win. With powerful tournament footage and candid player interviews, the film shows how an underestimated team overcame doubts, pressure, and tough odds to defeat Japan and unite fans in a moment of unforgettable pride. A heartfelt and uplifting documentary from director Lungnan Isak Fangas.

Four years ago, an accident chasing the swordfish took away the life of Captain Fu’s elder son. It was the last time the giant swordfish was seen. With no fish to catch, his other son Yee thinks about transforming the business. At the moment when their boat Victory is about to be abandoned, Fu meets a foreign boy Ruan who tells that the fish is still out there. Can’t resist the temptation, Captain Fu brings Yee and Ruan embarking on the journey to search for the giant swordfish. In their journey, Ruan encounters migrant workers, which triggers his memory as a wartime refugee. He recalls his dead mother’s words: “Never trust the people on the shore”. The obsessions that bring men to the sea eventually become their doom. Only one of them shall return.

As a young boy, Fa'aye spent his days alongside his father deep in their lands, surrounded by towering bamboo and learning the ways of Atayal culture and knowledge. Now an elder, Fa'aye is caught between the trappings of the present day and trying to maintain a meaningful connection to his traditional territory, which has now been privatized by the state. With his young grandson in tow, Fa'aye is determined to return to the forest and reassert his duty to care for the bamboo despite the serious legal ramifications of his actions. The Crying Bamboo Forest is a remarkable first feature film that reflects the struggles and challenges currently faced by many Indigenous people living in Taiwan.

Meet four Taiwanese women, the actual "leftover ladies" fighting to stay breathing in a somewhat stifling society. Since 2012, their friend in common, Chou Tung-yen, has been "stalking" them, capturing on film moments of these women's daily lives.

劇中人物由菱，身為禮儀師， 深知死亡帶來的悲傷， 除了「不捨」，更多是「遺憾」。 由菱藉著己身特殊的感應能力， 傳達死者來不及說出口的話， 彌補了生者的遺憾，得到慰藉。 但由菱對自己母親卻因誤會， 早已不再往來， 直到由菱發生車禍， 一連串的後續影響揭開了當年的真相， 由菱這才知道自己錯怪了媽媽， 無奈這時的由菱， 已是一縷幽魂， 在行往另個世界的旅途中了…… 由菱沒想到，她看盡人生無常的悔憾， 最後同樣的事也發生在了自己身上。 人常說，生命短暫，所以值得珍惜； 而「當下」，瞬間即成「過往」， 因此更顯把握不易。 但願每個靈魂在跨越生死界線時， 都是一個美麗旅程的結束， 也是另一個美麗旅程的開始。

It’s a single-parent family, but there is always laughter coming through the door. Their house is like an aquarium; the ray surrounding the fluorescent light and the delicate oxygen bubbles from the air pumps are like the mother's arms, shielding them from the outside world.

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“All sadness leaves a trace of happiness. All regrets leave a corner of satisfaction.” When an all-powerful repairman meets the girl who has incurable disease, a love story destined to be imperfect re-defines their relationship and regrets.

Berti, a 29-year-old Uyghur living in Marseille, struggles to adapt to his new life, especially after his ex-girlfriend Mihriay, a political activist, suddenly disappeared. He tries to ease his loneliness by holding on to his culture and community.

In Taiwan Zhi-Wei, a married man, meets Amanda again, an old lover, for a night.

Two boys uncover their boss's drug stash, leading to theft and sale. Their actions provoke a confrontation, resulting in a larger catastrophe that casts an irreversible shadow over their lives.

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Lok and Sok are two brothers in arms who came to Taipei together to make their fortune. Lok is tall, handsome and a ladies' man, while Sok is an ordinary, honest chap. The girl Sok has his heart set on, Xiao Wen, has fallen for Lok instead. How can they stop this womaniser from hurting Xiao Wen's innocent heart? The names Lok and Sok, phonetically similar to ‘lok-kò-sok-kò’ (meaning trivial matters), hint that this is a light-hearted romantic comedy.

As his family home is set to be demolished during urban renewal, Hao decides to buy a new house with his inheritance from his father so as to get away from this sad place and start a new life elsewhere with his mother, Hsia. However, in the meantime, he finds out that Hsia has continued using the inheritance money to make political contributions, for she is such a political fanatic. Somehow, Hsia believes that only CHIANG Chung-Yao, the latest candidate running for mayor, can bring about a bright future for all. Eventually, Hao has chosen to hold his mother captive for fear that Hsia will be duped into giving away all the inherited assets.

A documentary on the maker movement and its impact on society, culture and economy in the U.S.

Mr. Grey struggling with his delusions fails to see the basic needs of his family. When he lies on his sickbed in the hospital, he remembers his long-forgotten wish is to build ““a house with a toilet”” for his Granny…

Taiwanese movie

A man named Dhama created the Shaolin temple, where Chinese Kung-Fu originated. Here is the inside story of his struggles, the secret style he invented, and how he became the "Grand Master of Shaolin Kung-Fu".

Yue is a focus puller who suffers from eye floaters. On set, he sees his ex-girlfriend Ting Yu through the monitor. She leads him on a search for a meteor shower that will never appear. In the end, Yue begins to see the reality beyond the frame.

A film director interviews Burmese refugees about their experiences encountering oppression and cruelty in their homeland, and reads aloud poetry about the destruction of Hiroshima by atomic bomb.

The first part of the folk opera story “Beggar and Rich Girl,” (乞食與千金) a traditional Taiwanese opera. The sequel is titled Chien-Lung, the Little Hero (劍龍小飛俠).

Recently, Xiaowen always had strange dreams at night, which led to lack of energy during the day and some abnormalities at work. When her friend Yaoyao asked very concerned, Xiaowen had to tell her honestly that Yaoyao thought Xiaowen would do this because she didn't have a boyfriend, and suggested that she join the sausage clan so that she would no longer have nightmares.

Dr. Huang runs a clinic. One day, Mr. Chen moves to next door and opens a Chinese medicine clinic. In the beginning, the two families get along fine and Chen’s son and Huang’s daughter like each other. But when Mrs. Chen proposes the marriage to Dr. Huang, the conflicts between the families explode.

In order to take care of his old mother, who has amnesia and is disabled, Xia Changming remains unemployed at home. A family of four have been relying on the wife Xiaoling for many years. Finally, when the police brought the mother back, and his wife took his son away, Changming decided to take his mother to on a trip...

Wei-wei longs to be a voice actress. Accidently, she finds out that many people owed money to her late father, and she makes them pay back with her voice.

The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the cicadas chirped incessantly outside. In the living room, his parents seemed to be arguing about something. Young Ah-Sheng stood by the door, quietly peeking in, not daring to make a sound. On this blazing afternoon, he had a dream...

A warm and engaging documentary about young boys training for gymnastics competition.

It's a simple story of how a blind person uses his own way to take care of a 6 yrs old little girl. The movie shows a colorful and sporty blind people's world through this little girl's eyes.

In this film, the idea of the iron rabbit is used as a metaphor for bisexuals’ situation. Something that looks like a rabbit is not necessarily a rabbit. When a straight couple appears, people often consider them to be ordinary heterosexuals. And when two gay people get together, people simply think of them as homosexuals. In this instinctive view, which holds that people are either homo or hetero, bisexuals seem to fade out. This film is a real reflection of the lives of bisexual people in Taiwan. We hope that through the film, people can understand more about bisexuals.

The story of "Monsters" begins with an expert surgeon seeking help from a psychologist. To solve the nightmare that has haunted him for 20 years, Liu Hao comes to the private house of the secret doctor Lee for assistance. But, with Lee getting closer to Liu's darkest soul, he is getting a diagnosis that he can't even control.

An old father living in the past, a hard-working wife who doesn't know how to express love and a grown-up son struggling with the relationship with his father. An emotionally separated family who has lived decades as if it was one day.