Emily Y. Chang

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Taiwanese drama.

Jen, nicknamed Ah Dai, had been a rebellious child. He fled home the age of 16. A few years later, he became the driver of the leader of the Underworld, Mr. Lin. He was deeply moved by the kindness and care Mr. & Mrs. Lin showed him, grateful enough to do anything for them in return. Ah Dai observed the conflicts and struggle for privileges in the Underworld, and its strange interactions with the police.

Cute and perky Cynthia Khan plays super cop Lydia Lee, the leader of the police force's A-Team. She's working on a murder case with her security guard boyfriend, and things get very silly very quickly.

Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.

Honest and straightforward taxi driver Tan Bo-ho meets Qiu-xiang, a detective-obsessed car wash worker, they become close friends and get into a lot of trouble.

Learning of childhood friend Meihua's death, Lingling goes to Japan to find Meihua's sister, Meifeng. Brutal gangsters demand Lingling return an item Meihua stole, and hold Meifeng hostage. Old friends help Lingling confront the gang.

In this drama, the harsh treatment of women in Chinese society is examined and subtly commented upon as it tells the tale of an impoverished woman living in Shanghai, circa 1910 who tries to support her brother and sister-in-law. A marriage to a wealthy man is arranged for her, and reluctantly she endures it, even though she does not love the man who is as cruel as he is wealthy. His mother is also brutally unkind to her. She then has a son, but her struggles are not over when her husband dies and only leaves her a modest inheritance. Her wretched life has made her bitter, and so she begins making her son suffer as she die; she also becomes addicted to opium.

The young entrepreneur, Wong Shing-tak, has been married for ten year. He and his wife, Li Lin, lead a satisfying life together, until when some friends introduce Wong to a reporter called Yip Yuen. What starts out as purely a business relationship between the two turns into something much more than that. As Wong shows his trust towards Yip more and more, Li becomes increasingly. The marriage between Wong and Li begins to lose its grip...

Taiwanese crime drama.

Taiwanese adventure film that reunites Ivy Ling Po with ex-Shaw stars Ching Li and Lisa Chiao Chiao.

Sun Ya-fang, a freshman from college, is wooed by her schoolmates Chen, a boastful and frivolous playboy, and Yang, an introvert, who is simple and honest. Yang's sister teaches him to adopt a more aggressive approach towards Sun. Perturbed by his advances, Sun deflects Yang's attention towards her classmate, Sung. Meanwhile, Sun's cousin, George, returns from abroad and further complicates the situation. Sun falls for George, who is more interested in Sung.

A woman is raped and impregnated by a psychopath, who comes back from beyond the grave to exact revenge when his demonic son undergoes an exorcism.

Hsiao-Peng, an unmarried mother is sent to a maternity home for young single mothers. During her time in the maternity home, she slowly overcomes the depressive thoughts and builds strong bonds with Wen-Yueh, Ko-Hsin, and Madam Pai. After moving out the maternity home, Hsiao-Peng lives with Wen-Yueh and Ko-Hsin in an apartment where they continue to be each other’s support. The two main settings of the film, the maternity home and the apartment, build an atypical family model. It is a tender coming-of-age tale where women are empowered with the right to think for themselves.

taiwan film

Kidnapped by a group of bandits and raped by their chief, Dan Zhu slowly develops feelings for the perpetrator. Echoing the social realism of Taiwanese new wave filmmaking, director Wang Tung revisits the wuxia genre, with the emphasis on psychology rather than action.

Taiwanese comedy film.

An ambitious country boy gets a job as a security guard in Taipei.

Lucky by Chance is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Alan Tam.

Mischievous female ghost pesters a "country bumpkin" in the big city.

1981 Taiwanese film

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In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895, a group of Japanese warlords calculate that the best way to prepare an invasion of the rest of China from their southern Manchuria staging ground.

The inhabitants of a small village call on a new chief to protect them from bandits. The latter with the help of his two daughters make every effort to thwart the multiple attacks and looting launched on the village.

A period fantasy film. It boasts a formidable cast, featuring the dashing Liu Dekai, the stunningly beautiful Hu Yuming, the refined and cultured Li Daohong, the sultry Zhang Yingzhen, alongside cameos by Cao Jian, Liu Yanfang, Jiang Qingxia, and Qian Demen. Liu Dekai plays the male lead, scholar Wang Yu, who falls instantly in love with Hu Yuming's character Ling Feng. Ling Feng is rescued by Xian Ni and taught immortal arts. After enduring countless trials, the two finally unite as husband and wife.

Roc Tien plays a top swordsman, who goes after a league of professional assassins and kung fu masters who are trying to upset the balance in the martial world.