There is a another soul living in CaCa's body. Just as she decides to come clean with her biological gender, her boyfriend proposes to her. Should she confess, at the risk of losing all the happiness she ever had, or should she keep things the way they are? A phone call then takes her back to her hometown which she had long left behind, where her sister needs her to take care of their mother who is mentally ill.
An old man with a limp, Khim-Hok, has depended on his wife over the years. They live in an old house on the urban fringe of Taipei. After his wife suddenly passes away, Khim-Hok puts her into an old freezer and goes on living a seemingly peaceful life. But their long-estranged son and his new partner suddenly appears, so Khim-Hok has to face his wife's death when the end finally comes.
An actress preparing to play in a historical epic is terrorized by someone faxing her pages from her stolen diary; has colorful flashbacks of her affair with a now-deceased man; and imagines black-and-white film-within-a-film scenes of the movie she is about to appear in.
In 1990, college student Ing, who accidently gets pregnant, returns to Lishan to spend the summer with her father. Ing notices the conflicts between her father and the farmers. She meets a young farmer Wen, and affection slowly grows between them. As summer ends, Ing leaves, and no one knows what the future will hold. To promote a new fertilizer, Ing's father gets a hot-air balloon, but hard as they try, it just can't fly.
On the last night of Mercury retrograde, the gang rookie Hao suffered a series of accidents and was forced to assassinate his benefactor. Hao blamed all this on Mercury retrograde, and hoped that Mercury retrograde would pass quickly…
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.
The day Liao was discharged from prison with his maimed right hand was also the day Nan was forced to retire. Nan will no longer be the head of CIB, just as Liao will no longer be a pickpocket. Liao wants to find the young pickpocket who called him “Daddy” back then, while Nan misses his daughter badly, who hated him profoundly and was unwilling to forgive him. So the two desperate old fellows start trying to find their last hope.
A provocative erotic drama about a Japanese food delivery man, a Taiwanese prostitute and a Filipino cleaner who are swept up by their insatiable appetites for sex.
Three interrelated stories about life in New York City: A lonely interpreter; two young hip-hop dance enthusiasts; and a couple struggling to cope with their mentally ill son. They inspire one another in their journey of finding hope in this seemingly heavenly city.
In Taiwan, a young woman, Lin-Lang, is released from prison after serving ten years for terrorist activity. She had turned to bomb making in grief after her mentor and lover, An Rong, who was also her university professor, was arrested for political activity and, she presumed, executed. In prison, she learns Rong is alive, and she maintains her spirits and sanity for the years in her cell by holding imaginary conversations with him. When she is released, she discovers he is married, has a child, and lives conventionally. She finds him; he's not happy to see her. How she reacts to losing the center of her life becomes the subject of the film.
When Mom comes home with a newborn baby, a relative brings over a "live chicken" to make soup for Mom during her postpartum confinement. Little Monkey wants to help, so she asks Grandpa to secretly turn the clucking chicken into chicken soup. Should the chicken be killed or not?
Asheng, once a gang member of the Zhongshan District, was sent to jail for 12 years after saving his friend Shaou. He is released and returns to Linsen North Road, his old turf, finding it familiar yet perplexing after being away for so many years. Shaou is now a mob boss with his own turf. When the son of Seagull’s patron, Mr. Xiao, is murdered, the evidence points to up-and-coming mobster Monkey. Shauo tries to ambush Monkey and fails, getting shot by the drugged up gangster instead. Asheng, who initially refused to help Shaou, is now filled with rage and decides to avenge his friend.
Since deciding to give up on resuscitating his estranged father, Cheng Yi hasn't been able to sleep properly. The funeral rituals seem like a dream, so real yet so elusive. During this period, Cheng Yi's daughter noticed his gradual decline and fatigue to some extent. She knew how much Cheng Yi longed for Gung Chin to come into his dream, and to tell him whether he made the right decision or not.
Xiao Chi, a driven girl who's been looking for love, gets asked out by a hot guy on the eve of Valentine's Day. As she anticipates her first date, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed.
Taiwanese film released in 1986.
Michael and his right-hand man Scorpion, who find themselves embroiled in their father Ko's turf war against rival gangs in Taipei, setting off a conflict between old and new generations of gangsters. The film is the latest installment in the Gatao franchise, following the narrative of a young successor trying to expand his power while navigating the volatile underworld.
Taiwanese romance film.
When a rich guy met a poor gal and fell in love, his authoritative father disapproved of their relationship owing to his girlfriend’s complicated family background and a retarded brother. The gal was forced to leave but despite of all obstacles, the guy persevered in his effort to win his right for love…
1979 Taiwanese adaptation of Ayako Miura's novel.
Monsters from hell surface up and the people pray to the heavens to call for a savior. This film uses monster and special effects footage from The Founding of Ming Dynasty (1971) and Exorcising Sword (1975).
Shaw Legend Chi Kuan Chun is the Hung Kuen Fist master who trains an undercover agent known as Queen Bee. His brutal style of Kung Fu comes in handy when the Queen Bee takes on the villains. Authentic Hung Gar Style action presented!
A woman seeks revenge against the people responsible for her sister's death.
Mayor Guo of Wanhe City was seeking re-election but got kidnapped a few days before election day by a young man from the poor and seriously polluted area of the city. It was a scheme plotted by a local petrochemical company hoping to ensure Guo’s victory in the election so that their expansion application could be approve. However, this false kidnapping goes wrong, and soon everything is out of control.
Taiwanese war film based on a small-scale battle between the invading People's Liberation Army and the resisting Republic of China Armed Forces on a few small islands (including Dadan Island) in the Taiwan Strait in late July 1950.
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
In the remotest corner of southern Taiwan, the sinking fisherman´s village prepares for another carnival for the god. Sheng, a man reaching his 30s, returns in disguise as an established urban elite. As the carnival escalates, Sheng confronts his persistent father who farms oysters throughout his life and the childhood buddy who always envies his fragile “successfulness.”
Wan returns home with an enormous debt after her modelling career fails, only to find that her family's restaurant has dwindled down to a single noodle stand. The situation is hopeless until a master chef decides to help her family return to glory.
A Tien is a construction worker who is at home due to a job accident, and along with his naughty daughter Xiao Chun (Haru), unexpectedly starts caring for a pig. Grandfather raises holy pigs and Haru stole a piglet to raise. A Tien, who was struggling with his family's finances, wants to see if the piglet has the ability to pick winning bets and tries to make a fortune through this holy pig. This is a story about ordinary people, the gap between the rich and the poor in today's society, and also the inseparable bond between people.
An elderly Taiwanese farmer faces new struggles when his children attempt to put him into aged care.
To repay the gambling debts her boyfriend has left behind after a fatal pigeon racing accident, Barbie, a pole dancer, meets organ dealer Malacca, who extracts her deceased boyfriend's organs. Malacca becomes Barbie's lover in the process. Meanwhile, Yang, a detective, sets up a trap to capture Malacca.
Since Six was 18, he no longer knows what freedom is. He’s trapped in a wheelchair. His father, a taxi driver, drives him every day out to the streets to sell chewing gum. That’s how Six spends his days. Till he gets to meet a quiet girl, Noodles, who always shuts herself away in a small stationery store. Six barges into her world. He adds a touch of pheromone to the colorful but icy stationery store. Suddenly, everything becomes interesting.
This is a story about ?evil inside ?, based on a true Taiwan social event. ?Evil inside? means the devil lives inside your heart, or the darkness inside your conscious; such as fear?hatred?greed?pride?stubbornness?selfishness. The darkness can be always exit, or come out in a sudden. It can hide and grow deeply in your mind to make you either become stronger or to be overwhelmed. The story happens in the present day of Taiwan society. ?The deceased collaborated organization ?as so called ? D.C.O. ?or ? The Help ? has existed in Taiwan for at least 30 years. The purpose of this organization to be founded is to help the family members taking care of the funeral affairs when their elderlies passed away. Because of the certain amount of money involved, some greedy businessmen take the advantage of elderlies? ?death? as a huge profit to lure people by gambling. Sadly, the gamblers sometimes includes the family members of the deceased...
Ah Sheng, released after 25 years in prison for murder, faced uncertainty about life and his elderly father. At a welcome-back party thrown by his boss, Long Ge, Ah Sheng witnessed the boss attacking his child. He took the child to the hospital, discovering abuse, and decided to care for both the child and the old man, realising they had no home to return to.
Michael and his right-hand man Scorpion, who find themselves embroiled in their father Ko's turf war against rival gangs in Taipei, setting off a conflict between old and new generations of gangsters. The film is the latest installment in the Gatao franchise, following the narrative of a young successor trying to expand his power while navigating the volatile underworld.
Ho Jen-Jen, once Taiwan’s beloved showbiz icon “Golden Phoenix,” disappeared after gambling debts overwhelmed her, leading her to abandon her young daughter. Years later, she awakens in a sinister nursing home, discovering a macabre betting ring where gamblers wager on terminal patients’ remaining lifespans. As she fights to escape and reunite with her daughter, even darker secrets await revelation.
Sam is a middle-aged taxi driver. As usual, he drives Yu-Hsin to the senior high school then begins a busy day. But when he comes to pick her up from school, he finds Yu-Hsin on a scooter with a young boy. Sam decides to follow them.
In a stormy harbor city, the orphan Dayou grows up learning dark rituals from his master. Years later, he faces eerie hauntings, vengeful ghosts, and reckless youths who stir the spirits. As desires and curses intertwine, no one can tell angel from demon in the shadows.
Romantic comedy.
Taiwanese gang leader Biao rises in the US but clashes with Hee and the Kowloon Society. Michael returns under Madam ZHANG Qiu-hua’s protection, forcing an uneasy alliance. In Taiwan, Ren escapes and heads to the Golden Triangle for revenge. As all forces converge, Hee strikes with a warlord, igniting a brutal cross-border battle. The fight ends, but the true ruler remains unknown.