
Acting
Jack Kao
Born
1958-04-23 (68)
Place of birth
Taibei, Taiwan, China
Known for
Acting
Credits
75 titles
Jack Kao (Chinese: 高捷) is a Taiwanese actor.
Known for
6.3Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Island of Fire
1991
6.4Yan Poyue, a high school student who comes from a family of soldiers. He forgoes the university entrance examinations and joins the armed police force in order to prove his worth to his father.
Glory of the Special Forces
2022
6.49th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
The Assassin
2015
7.5The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
A City of Sadness
1989
6.0The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TTV in 1998 in Taiwan.
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1998
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Say Yes Enterprise
2004
Film credits
2020s · 13 titles
6.2Michael 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.
GATAO: Big Brothers
2025
7.3Michael 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.
GATAO: Like Father Like Son
2024
5.6After completing his training, an elite young assassin embarks on his first mission and is quickly ensnared in an intricate plot laid by powerful people pulling strings from the shadows. Upon failing to complete the assignment, he is forced to go on the run—from the government and rival assassin groups alike—as he seeks to unmask the players behind the conspiracy.
Song of the Assassins
2022
5.8In 1940, within the premises of the Nanjing Security Bureau under the puppet government of Wang Jingwei, various conflicting forces converged, and dangers lurked at every corner. Among them, former history professor Jin Shenshui, inspired by the anti-Japa
Seven Killings
2023
6.0Zhang Yao, whose family was destroyed by drug dealers, secretly cooperates with Anti-drug team leader An Du. The two join forces to ruthlessly eliminate the evil and vow to wipe out Mukun and Anpei, the top two figures of the criminal group.
Go For Broke
2024
6.9Coinciding with a grand local holiday celebration, wealthy businessman Zheng Bingrui invites his daughter Tingting's teacher Li Huiping and a group of classmates' parents to a party at his home, but Tingting is suddenly kidnapped. Police officer Zhang Jingxian led the team to investigate the case, the kidnappers to Ting Ting life threat, requiring Zheng Li with a huge ransom to the appointment, along the way the two found the kidnapping case behind the hidden secrets ......
Octopus with Broken Arms
2024
NRAs one sister prepares for marriage and the other resists every convention it represents, their fragile bond is tested by love, family expectations, and the question of whether happiness can ever truly be chosen.
Happily Ever After
2026
5.4A Qing encounters the photographer Xiao Qi at the full moon banquet of the daughter of the big brother Ren Ge at the corner of the Beiguan. They fall in love with each other. But, sadly, they aren't able to stay together at the end.
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021
6.0Wu Qing Qing, the young master of the Wolong Gang, has been betrayed after her family's massacre. From prey to hunter, she transforms into a hunter. Hidden in the shadows, behind every smile may lie a deadly dagger. A Japanese trading company infiltrates her inner circle, a mole is hidden among her closest relatives, and a web of intrigue unfolds. Trust is a luxury; every step is a precipice! How will she tear off those masks of hypocrisy? Is the traitor a member of the gang, an invading enemy, or even her own husband? The storm has arrived; "eliminating the traitor" becomes the only creed…
Reckoning Day
2025
6.0In a repressive city-state, a tomboy schoolgirl persuades three classmates at an all-girls school to rebel by forming a triad gang.
Amoeba
2026
5.9Zun Fei with a group of brothers to become a rich businessman's right-hand man, in the so-called "City of Gold" in Macau to make a good living. Conspiracy betrayal, power entanglements, Zun Fei in the emotional and moral entanglement, caught in a life and death maze.
Untouchable
2024
5.0Tommy, a YouTuber known for scamming people with his fake exorcism skills, faces a real challenge when he must save his partner, Alumi, from a zombie demon. Teaming up with Sanjay, an Indian exorcist and computer geek determined to avenge his exorcist guru grandfather, Babaji, Tommy must step up. Will they succeed in their mission, and can Sanjay put aside his quest for revenge to work with Tommy?
Demon Hunters
2025
5.3Set during the background of the World War 2 Japanese surrender in 1945, the movie tells the tale of a lawless city where underworld crime runs rampant
The Coldest City
2023
2010s · 28 titles
6.49th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
The Assassin
2015
7.1The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.
Project Gutenberg
2018
6.9Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring but for his life and the cares.
Unbeatable
2013
5.6It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zombie attack, she faces the challenge of surviving in the face of adversity. In order to stay alive, she struggles with Andy to flee danger.
Zombie Fight Club
2014
6.1A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
Two Thumbs Up
2015
6.2A car fixer jumps off stairs after illegal demolition. Police officer tries to find the crime and catch the evil boss.
The Big Shot
2019
4.0S.H.E's Ella Chen (New Perfect Two) joins hands with screen heartthrob Mike He (Love Keeps Going) in Bad Girls! Ella plays spunky high-school girl A-Dan, who, along with her best friends Pei Pei ("otaku's goddess" Da Yuan) and Xiao Mi (Beatrice Fang), forms the notoriously prone-to-violence trio known as the "Bad Girls". She takes it upon herself to deal out justice, protect other girls from bullies, and, most importantly, punish the insufferable boys. This summer, young popular idol Justin (Mike He) comes to A-Dan's school to shoot his latest romantic movie, and that makes the girls in town crazy. But it is the nonchalant A-Dan who, by pure chance of fate, accidentally crashes into the filming lot, and is assigned the female lead role opposite the arrogant Justin! There is a problem - she has no prior romantic experience at all..
Bad Girls
2012
4.3A woman acquires a box with a seal made of white jade, it is rumored that the box belonged to the first Chinese emperor. She journeys to Hong Kong in an attempt to sell the artifact.
Red Nights
2011
5.5At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from different backgrounds with different nationalities flee from China to the island of Taiwan.
The Crossing I
2014
5.7Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs. A suitcase full of tainted cash enters the picture as Kwok finds himself torn between the gangsters and his former colleagues.
Wild City
2015
5.8Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's position is challenged, causing tensions with Qing, his loyal captain. Now that former friends are enemies, what is the price of loyalty? What will be left of friendship when the smoke of battle clears?
Gatao 2: Rise of the King
2018
6.8A policeman, who is fearless to death, can do anything for just one truth, while a gangster, who fears death the most, has drew life threats from his risky action all for love. One policeman and one gangster can be great partners that you have never imagined. Somehow, rescue of the world now is entirely relying on the partners. Within 36 hours, they must resolve the crisis that could destroy the Harbor City...
Black & White: The Dawn of Assault
2012
5.710+10 is a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese film-makers. 20 directors are invited to make a 5-minute short film each on the theme of the “Uniqueness of Taiwan,” but allowed total freedom in all other aspects.
10 Plus 10
2011
4.7Film editor Jiang dreams of becoming a director, but those dreams turn into a nightmare when his assistant, Meng, splices an unlicensed song into the soundtrack of a soon-to-be premiered movie. Not that Jiang's personal life is more successful, his girlfriend, Luo, being on the verge of breaking off their relationship.
I Love That Crazy Little Thing
2016
5.3A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.
The Crossing II
2015
6.8A former basketball player bonds with a robber and becomes attracted to a dark lifestyle.
The Scoundrels
2018
4.7A bumbling amateur cartoonist tags along on a secret agent's mission to retrieve a priceless diamond.
My Lucky Star
2013
6.0After relocating to New York, former lovers feel the pull of romance once again.
But Always
2014
6.1Qing Feng is the top lieutenant under gang boss Yong. Three years ago, his good friend Xiong went to jail for him in the name of brotherhood. Upon his return, Xiong is immediately favored by Yong, which plants a growing rift in his friendship with Qing Feng. Over on the rival gang side, U.S.-educated Michael returns to Taiwan to take over for his late father and applies ruthless business strategies to expand his turf. With his eyes set on a profitable property development project, Michael will stop at nothing to eliminate Yong and take over his turf.
Gatao
2015
5.9Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turns against his own men to protect his power.
The Game Changer
2017
5.3A cultural relic restorer discovers the skeletons of babies while working in an old mansion. The bloody events of the past drags everyone working on the project into a dark abyss.
The House That Never Dies II
2017
3.6A virus gets loose in Taipei Army and SWAT teams oversee evacuation but in Ximending the gangs don't want the police They attack the military but when both find themselves under attack by zombies there is an alliance as they try and escape.
Zombie 108
2012
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Justice in Northwest
2018
4.9Two chess masters are entangled in several murder cases related to organ transplants. A cop and criminal psychologist Calvin Che have to work together to find the missing link, whilst facing various dangers.
Heartfall Arises
2016
6.4Three key events during three different time periods, in three seasons, and on three nights culminate to change the life of Zhang Dong Ling.
Cities of Last Things
2018
4.0Set in Shanghai, the film revolves around a series of funny stories following a policeman named Liu Meili as he infiltrates a group of gangsters.
Chrysanthemum to the Beast
2012
6.0A gambler, fresh out of prison, and a beautiful hooker find themselves caught in an underground scheme that's spinning wildly out of control.
One Night Only
2016
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Come Across Love
2017
2000s · 6 titles
6.6A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Shinjuku Incident
2009
7.0In 2011, Vicky looks back on her life a decade earlier, recalling her turbulent relationship with her controlling boyfriend Hao Hao and her growing connection to a compassionate gangster amid the neon haze of Taipei's nightlife.
Millennium Mambo
2001
6.8A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.
Throw Down
2004
6.5A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.
Time and Tide
2000
6.1A police sniper teams up with a hot-headed rookie to take down his former friend and teammate, who is exacting revenge on the police force.
The Sniper
2009
7.6Assassins, scammers, gangsters, cops, a washed-up bicycle racer, and a body continually cross paths; usually with negative outcomes.
Crazy Racer
2009
1990s · 12 titles
6.3Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Island of Fire
1991
6.9At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.
Flowers of Shanghai
1998
6.7Hitomi still mourns her fiance who died in a car crash. One day, during a visit to Hong Kong, she bumps into Karbo who looks uncannily like him. Karbo, however, is a fugitive from the police.
Moonlight Express
1999
7.0In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Goodbye South, Goodbye
1998
7.7A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young gangster. When Jie's gangland patron is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing. As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding.
Dust of Angels
1992
6.8A police inspector becomes obsessed with apprehending a criminal planning a major heist at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in the weeks leading up to Hong Kong's return to China.
Full Alert
1997
6.0A man kills an assassin by accident and when he gets out of prison, the victim's brother attempts to avenge his death.
The Conman
1998
6.2A duel between two master swordsmen for the hand of a beautiful young maiden leads to a 20-year-old grudge that proves deadly. One of the swordsmen’s, Pai Fukuo’s, son is kidnapped and raised by the rival swordsman, who tell him his real parents were murdered by Pai Fukuo. The child grows up and seeks revenge on Pai Fukuo, whom he believes has murdered his “real” parents, not knowing that Pai Fukuo is his true father. A modern swordplay reinterpretation of the Wang Yu classic One-Armed Swordsman.
What Price Survival
1994
3.2Cheung Ka Shing, an inventor who participates in illegal road races in his spare time. Their relationship blossoms into romance, but when Kitty's father goes into hiding and leaves behind over ten million dollars in unpaid debt, she leaves Hong Kong without telling Shing where she's going. Shortly thereafter, Shing strikes it rich when he is paid ten million dollars by a Japanese computer firm for a chip he has invented, but money does little to relieve his aching despair in Kitty's absence.
Dream Lover
1995
7.0An 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.
Good Men, Good Women
1995
5.6A young Taiwanese man after being released from prison starts his life as a gangster. He goes to Hong Kong to do some business with the Triads.
Requital
1992
6.5A story of a girl haunted by the ghost of her mother, after witnessing her murder.
Ming Ghost
1990
Series credits
6.4Yan Poyue, a high school student who comes from a family of soldiers. He forgoes the university entrance examinations and joins the armed police force in order to prove his worth to his father.
Glory of the Special Forces
2022
6.0The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TTV in 1998 in Taiwan.
The Return of the Condor Heroes
1998
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Say Yes Enterprise
2004
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Travel Together with Stars Family
2022
6.7Wang Hu, a mischievous troublemaking student from Northeast China is sent by his father to study in Macau, where cultural clashes and fiery encounters lead him to an unexpected friendship and personal growth.
Tiger Visit Macao
2022
NRA former national security agent, haunted by his comrade’s death, retreats into a quiet life as a fish vendor. But when duty calls, he goes undercover in a Taiwanese gang to expose a smuggling network, only to find himself caught between violent turf wars and the high-stakes dangers of espionage.
Faith & Fire
2025
5.0No synopsis available yet.
A Perfect Blossom
2024
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Good Fellas
2016
7.0Dangerous Mind (Chinese: 危險心靈; pinyin: Wéi Xǐan Xīn Líng) is a 2006 Taiwanese television series starring River Huang, Guang Yun, Lee Lieh, Jack Kao, Cai Can-De and James Wen. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Taiwanese writer Hou Wen Yung. The series focuses on the conflicts among teachers, students, and the parents during the Taiwanese educational reform from the students' aspects.
Dangerous Mind
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Scent of Love
2010
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dangerous Mind
2006
NRIn the entertainment industry, Xing Tian is known as a blood sucking demon boss. In his totalitarian talent agency, the artists are sucked dry and the support staffs are worked to death... at least according to the rumor mill where Tiao Tiao heard it from. A case of kidnapping and mistaken identity turned these two strangers into fast friends. And a strange pair they are: A 40-something year-old high-power talent agency executive and a 20 year-old hotheaded director wannabe.
Engagement for Love
2006
10.0No synopsis available yet.
好家伙(导演剪辑版)
2016
NRSpending school vacations with her aunt, feisty orphan Feride falls for her sophisticated older cousin, Kamran. Love blossoms, but can it flourish?
Love Bird
2004
NRA body removal technician encounters the emotional and mysterious stories of the deceased he handles, uncovering their lives, relationships, and secrets.
Undertaker
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