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.
Discoveries from Taiwan World Cinema
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A boy with a secret crush struggles with his feelings as he watches the one he loves grow closer to others, sinking deeper into his own emotional turmoil.
Deep Ocean
7.0 2022 • Taiwan -
星静自然良演唱会
0.0 2008 • Taiwan -
Hsiao Hui, a lady over 60 years old, always rides an old scooter. Although two-stroke scooters will be forbidden soon, Hsiao-Hui has got used to hers and refuses to replace it. Today, she needs to deal with lots of things, including attending a mediation committee since she had a scooter accident previously. However, she is requested to look after her granddaughter all of a sudden, and thus their adventure on the old scooter begins…
Grandma’s Farting Scooter
0.0 2018 • Taiwan -
Dead Eye and his gang are terrorizing a small Chinese region. Chan Ling and his group of misfit friends take it upon themselves to stop evildoers by learning the Super Kung Fu style. Luckily for them, a mysterious stranger is also after Dead Eye.
Crazy Guy with Super Kung Fu
6.7 1978 • Taiwan -
The Bodyguard
0.0 1992 • Taiwan -
Zyaw na pinciriq nqu llingay Mbngciq
0.0 2025 • Taiwan -
The original subject intended for this film was a spiritual medium who was unbelievably accurate. Tsai Ming-liang jumped on his 50cc motorbike, equipped with a DV camera ready to shoot her, to see whether the god would speak to his camera. But on the way, he was caught in a traffic jam of people gathered at another god’s festival. A man in a trance, flashy karaoke girls on stage, a power black-out. During his diversion, the camera discovers fish and underground passages
A Conversation with God
5.2 2001 • Taiwan -
One night in Taipei, a female factory worker is killed on her way home. Koh Kang-young, the lead detective, concludes that she was killed by a poisonous snake from the bite marks left on the victim's neck. Reporter Lee Ok-jung rebuts his theory in her article. Through this incident, Detective Koh and Ok-jung meet frequently and they become friends. Afterwards, two more women are killed in the same manner. It is revealed that Ok-jung can't account for her whereabouts for each murder. When another murder is committed, Detective Koh finds out the truth about Ok-jung. When Ok-jung was three, a unique snake bit her. Therefore, she kills people by biting them like a poisonous snake.
Snake Woman
10.0 1983 • Taiwan -
Human or ghost, truth or illusion—reality and fantasy intertwine! The young couple Jia Junrui and his wife met a bizarre death within the Heaven and Earth Temple. Was it human malice or supernatural interference? Human greed and desire lay laid bare. What lies behind this mysterious murder?
Terrifying Ghost
0.0 1974 • Taiwan -
數到十,讓我變成沈曉旭
0.0 2017 • Taiwan -
A wizard vampire haunts a number of warriors. He has several zombie servants. The warriors must defeat both threats.
Warlock of the Battlefield
4.0 1977 • Taiwan -
Two orphans who grew up together become friends after a long struggle. But the boy falls in love with another girl leaving his childhood sweetheart shattered.
The Song of Love
0.0 1979 • Taiwan -
Love turns into heartache as a young man worries about the insanity that runs in his family and whether his baby will be affected by it.
Love in the Shadow
0.0 1977 • Taiwan -
A same-sex couple from Taiwan and China navigates three different phases of life—cohabitation, separation, and solitude. Through a series of road trips across borders, Tien experiences the emotional rollercoaster of love, heartbreak, and loss, reflecting the complexities of relationships across the Taiwan-China divide.
I Will Love You
0.0 2023 • Taiwan -
A newly-wed American Andy picks up a red envelope on the ground near a Taiwanese night market. What he discovers inside the envelope is a family saga that binds two worlds.
Red Envelope
0.0 2024 • Taiwan -
Fantasy film from Taiwan, featuring the Chinese creation mythology of Pangu and Nüwa.
In The Beginning
8.0 1979 • Taiwan -
十日單身
0.0 2015 • Taiwan -
In a candlelit room, time stands still, faces glow with joy tinged by melancholy. In the blue haze of youth, love and regret entwine. As the fire fades, so does clarity... What remains of us when memory blurs into longing?
Blue Eyes
0.0 2025 • Taiwan -
A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”
Leaving a Relationship
0.0 1981 • Taiwan -
On his first day at a bustling restaurant, newcomer Zih-yan is guided by veteran staff member Mao, who walks him through the environment, pointing out all the tedious rules and minute details of the job. But as Zih-yan gradually comes to understand Mao’s role in the restaurant and how others relate to him, his own attitude toward the job begins to shift.
Mao
6.0 2022 • Taiwan -
A married man on a business trip checks into a hotel. The hotel manager’s daughter falls for him at first sight. Rejected by the man, she embarks on a journey of revenge...
The Present
5.3 2013 • Taiwan -
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…
Revolting with Dragon
0.0 2021 • Taiwan -
Taiwanese romance film.
A True Love
0.0 1979 • Taiwan -
A mortuary in Taiwan stores the bodies of deceased children whose parents, for whatever reason, have disappeared. Their remains are kept at the top of a freezer, sometimes for years, until the funeral home organizes a ceremony. Houses and horses made of paper are burned to accompany the children on their solitary journey to the afterlife.
Paper Houses and Horses
0.0 2025 • Taiwan -
A young housewife’s mundane life is stirred when she suspects someone of gazing at her through her shower window.
Gurgling
0.0 2025 • Taiwan -
A woman is abruptly called back home to take care of her mother, interrupting her in the process of committing suicide. The family’s past is gradually revealed through the revelation of the details about the relationship between the mother and daughter.
Dim Star
0.0 2022 • Taiwan -
Ray and Dio, father and son, work the day and night shifts respectively. Both reticent and emotionless, they keep some distance between them due to family issues and generation gaps. On Tomb Sweeping Day, Ray gets lost in the columbarium since no one told him where their ancestors' urns are placed. When Dio sees his miserable father from behind, he realises how useless his father is...
Raydio
6.2 2022 • Taiwan -
Obscure IFD release of a Taiwanese revenge film.
Midnight Wolf
0.0 1987 • Taiwan -
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.
J Is for Just an Afternoon Thunderstorm
7.0 2023 • Taiwan -
Good Death follows a young Polish woman and a middle-aged Japanese woman who arrive at a tranquil resort in Taiwan that offers compassionate euthanasia.
Good Death
0.0 N/A • Taiwan -
The financial problems of a Jewish community are a nightmare for their leader, Rabbi Aaron. Cornered and overwhelmed, Aaron tries a last resort: embark on a trip to the Far East to get donations.
Shalom Taiwan
4.0 2019 • Taiwan -
A comic book writer is invited by a film production company to adapt her short comic collection about casual relationships. As she navigates the changing streaming market and the companys demands, she must devise various adaptation concepts for a movie, half-hour, or hour-long series. Her research takes her to hotels, and under pressure, she meets someone who inspires personal transformation.
Inspired by Lip Balm
0.0 2025 • Taiwan -
Lucky Star Lil J 100%
0.0 2019 • Taiwan -
Puppeteer Chen Hsi-huang establishes his own troupe and moves out from under the shadow of his father, the legendary Li Tien-lu.
Father
0.0 2018 • Taiwan -
Taiwanese movie, featuring kung fu, dirt bikes, exciting action, and a femme fatale.
A Girl Rogue
0.0 1983 • Taiwan -
Drama about the troubled life of Hsiao, an aspiring architect who deals with romantic and familial problems.
The Silent Lake
0.0 1979 • Taiwan -
Of the many unrealized projects Yang developed in the wake of Yi Yi, the one that came the closest to fruition was an ambitious animated martial arts movie inspired by his lifelong love of graphic novels and his friendship with Jackie Chan. Though production on The Wind was halted after Yang’s death, this brief assembly of completed scenes offers a glimpse of what might have been. Courtesy of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. – Film at Lincoln Center
The Wind
8.0 2007 • Taiwan -
Rare sword fighting martial arts film from Taiwan.
Sword Of Endurance
0.0 1968 • Taiwan -
The Absence
0.0 2024 • Taiwan -
After decades of military rule, Burma has finally held its first presidential election. Many Burmese living abroad believe that peace and prosperity will soon soon follow, including Wang Xing-Hong who is living as an immigrant laborer in Taiwan and saves his money so he can return home. When Xing-hong arrives, he feels like a stranger in a foreign land but is determined to stay and make his life in Burma.
Return to Burma
5.4 2011 • Taiwan -
On the last day of summer, Fei and his mother cannot stop arguing. Fei finds a cassette tape in his bag since he is asked to record a summer day as schoolwork. Mother and son set off on a bold plan, reliving the last day of summer.
Side A: A Summer Day
7.0 2024 • Taiwan -
The Island and the Trees
8.0 2026 • Taiwan -
A quiet story that follows the development of a love affair between an unmarried factory worker and the widowed factory manager.
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
5.0 1990 • Taiwan -
Cindy and Joanne are a married lesbian couple expecting their first child. Their relationship is challenged when Cindy discovers that Joanne has agreed to sell their unborn child to another gay couple, their friends Charles and Tim.
Bao Bao
2.5 2019 • Taiwan -
Taiwanese thriller.
Of Bloody Peony at Night
0.0 1982 • Taiwan -
Glory Revenge
0.0 2026 • Taiwan -
Immersed in the vibrant tapestry of Taipei, Yu Wen and Xiao's paths intersect. While Xiao is poised to move on, Yu Wen is ready to confront his past, only to find himself slipping back into the comfort of the status quo. A poetic vignette of Taiwan, its people and their resilience.
Stings
6.0 2025 • Taiwan -
Taiwanese movie
Internet Killer
0.0 2000 • Taiwan -
薛剛大鬧花燈
0.0 1962 • Taiwan -
Kaikai, a 17 year old high schooler, is declared brain dead after an unfortunate car accident. The doctor recommends his parents to give their consent for organ donation. Kaikai’s father thinks it is a moral decision to make since Kaikai is still young and he would be able to contribute himself one last time. But Kaikai’s mother is hesitant about this decision and is unable to make up her mind.
The Mosquito Patch
0.0 2018 • Taiwan -
Sunshine
0.0 2023 • Taiwan -
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his most trusted aides who is the general of all the armies. He attacks the palace to establish himself as the new emperor. The real emperor is killed and his daughter commits suicide rather than be taken prisoner.
Seven Spirit Pagoda
7.0 1976 • Taiwan -
Taiwanese movie
Warmth in the Autumn
0.0 1976 • Taiwan -
At a deer farm in Changhua County, a middle-aged man is asked to cut off a stag’s antlers in front of his two kids.
The Stag
0.0 2023 • Taiwan -
Haunted by the tragic death of his father, Juan Martín Hsu, a young Argentinian filmmaker of Taiwanese origin, returns to Taipei to film the reunion with his mother. Reality and fiction blend in a moving personal quest in which an incredible portrait of a Mother Courage stands out from the picture of a family saga marked by uprooting.
The Moon Represents My Heart
0.0 2022 • Taiwan -
Wen Nuan De You Shang
0.0 2011 • Taiwan -
幽谷呻吟
5.0 1988 • Taiwan -
After a one night stand, a successful single mother helps her son find his father by placing an ad in the newspaper.
L'Air du Temps
0.0 1990 • Taiwan -
Lica
0.0 2026 • Taiwan