A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.
La vida buida de la bella Vicky va a la deriva a través de l’extensa metròpoli de Taipei, Taiwan, mantenint una relació inútil amb el seu nuvi i una insatisfactòria carrera com a cambrera d’un club nocturn.
Melodrama sumptuós entorn dels problemes que viu una família, quan el joc atzarós del destí marca la vida d’alguns dels seus membres.
Explora les complexitats de la vida urbana i les lluites personals de la parella protagonista a la ciutat de Taipei durant la dècada del 1980, tot mostrant els contrastos entre la tradició i la modernitat, l’opulència i la pobresa, i la soledat enmig d’una metròpolis aclaparadora.
Un seguit d'esdeveniments aleatoris i violents porten conseqüències inesperades i canvien les vides d'un grup de personatges atrapats en les seves pròpies vides i incapaços de connectar-se amb els altres.
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.
The sleepy town of Black Stone erupts into martial turmoil when a counterfeiting ring run by the mysterious golden haired gorilla Mr. Lung comes under the scrutiny of an undercover agent Ching, a reformed assassin and expert of southern fist boxing.
Un film col·lectiu dividit en quatre parts ambientades en diferents dècades, des de la del 1950 fins a la del 1980, amb protagonistes en diferents etapes de la vida entre la infantesa i la joventut.
A force of loners and fighters is put together to try and rescue the generals and save the war effort with the promise of gold and pardons of past crimes.
Whoever enters this circle isn't a blank slate, right? Ah Zhe went from never touching drugs to playing with them and eventually selling them, becoming an enigmatic figure in just a year. The only thing that remained pure about him was his desire for love, despite lacking any experience in relationships. By chance, he met Xiao Fei, who was brought to his home for a party. For those who sink into this sea of addiction, some manage to swim upstream to recovery, while others cannot make it to the shore. This is a short drama adapted from a true story, and it reflects my feelings about friends who can't turn back. Those who you haven't been in touch with for a long time, the next time you hear about them, they may already be on the other side.
An ambitious journalist who witnessed a hit-and-run years ago reboots his investigation led by newly emerged clues. As he beats the clock to save the only survivor after her sudden disappearance, layers of unimaginable dark truths around a corrupted system start peeling.
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business.
An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.
Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, "Paradise in Service" follows the adventure of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972, in preparation for a war that could erupt anytime. Through an unlucky lottery draw result, Pao, a twenty-something young man from Southern Taiwan has to serve the military in the remote and perilous Kinmen. Moreover, he is assigned to the Sea Dragon (ARB), a unit noted for the toughest physical training. It never occurs to Pao, however, that the greatest challenge in his military service lies not in the Sea Dragon but in Unit 831, a special task he is later appointed to… In this peculiar assignment, Pao vows to keep his virginity against all odds.
Over the course of a few days, the paths of a group of young friends, lovers, and acquaintances in Taipei crisscross, prompting them to arrive at realizations about their lives.
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.
Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him, and they track down his son, Red Fish, the leader of a street gang.
Chuck Connors stars in this routine martial arts feature as the Colonel. He sends agents Sonny (Mike Kelly) and Dennis (George Nichols) to Taiwan in search of microfilm containing experiments on genetic engineering. The agents soon find themselves up against Japanese killers known as the Sakura who plan to sell United States secrets to the Soviet Union. Sonny and Dennis train with a martial arts master in order to fight the enemy and obtain the coveted microfilm.