
Acting
Ou Wei
Born — Died
1936-10-30 — 1973-12-01
Place of birth
Tainan, Taiwan
Known for
Acting
Credits
42 titles
Known for
9.0The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
Golden Horse Awards
1962
6.3Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Cheng manages to fool the Captain for a while, but little by little, the Captain catches on to her and the revolutionist's plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
None But the Brave
1973
5.8Hsiao-yueh and her widowed father receive a flock of genetically-improved ducks from the state agricultural council to participate in a breeding experiment.
Beautiful Duckling
1965
NRRare sword fighting martial arts film from Taiwan.
Sword Of Endurance
1968
NRA film by Lee Hsing
The Marriage
1974
6.8Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
Four Moods
1970
Film credits
1970s · 17 titles
6.3Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Cheng manages to fool the Captain for a while, but little by little, the Captain catches on to her and the revolutionist's plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
None But the Brave
1973
NRA film by Lee Hsing
The Marriage
1974
6.8Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
Four Moods
1970
Taiwanese romance film.
Love Is an Elusive Wind
1972
NRWandering endlessly between pure incoherence and a tragedy rife with dramatic possibilities, Lau Kwok-Hung sets up the murder mystery of a, low and behold, killer who strikes during rainy nights.
Rainy Night's Killer
1974
7.2Peigang, his family's only son for three generations running, is to be executed on account of larceny, but not without the intervention of his grandmother.
Execution in Autumn
1972
NRAfter winning a prestigious new sword, a young man's life collapses. He loses a duel, his fiance and his teacher, beginning a downward spiral.
The Golden Sabre
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Three Tales
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
From Home with Love
1970
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Life with Mother
1971
7.8No synopsis available yet.
Love Styles XYZ
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Home, Sweet Home
1970
NRA detective writer and his girlfriend are involved in a mysterious case when he watches at his neighbor's house.
The Fake Tycoon
1971
3.0Heavyset Master An (Got Siu-Bo) receives a message from a dying imperial messenger and finds himself to be the hunted due to the defining, powerful nature of the message. A reluctant hero and not a fighting swordsman at heart (his sword is bent and worn), he's defended by mainly a duo of females and a sneaky swordsman played by O Chun-Hung.
Broken Sword
1971
8.0Wracked with the guilt of his wicked past, Tai Pang changes his name and tries to make a new start in life. But others cannot forget and he is forced to defend himself for his past transgressions.
Heroine in the Dust
1972
No synopsis available yet.
The Big Raid
1974
On a rainy night, a robbery took place in a villa and some invaluable jewels were taken. One of the robbers was shot dead, the other wounded. The wounded robber dropped the leather case containing the jewels and it fell on to a rock beneath a suspension bridge. Chiang Wen Hua was a schoolteacher who was separated from her husband. On a Sunday afternoon, Chiang and her daughter Hsiao Ching went picknicking near the suspension bridge. Hsien Ching's paper windmill was carried away by the wind, and, in looking for it, Hsiao Ching found the leather case containing the jewels...
The Mystery of Jewellery
1972
1960s · 20 titles
5.8Hsiao-yueh and her widowed father receive a flock of genetically-improved ducks from the state agricultural council to participate in a breeding experiment.
Beautiful Duckling
1965
NRRare sword fighting martial arts film from Taiwan.
Sword Of Endurance
1968
5.0Oyster-gatherer Ah-lan is in love with the often-absent fisherman Chin-shui, but a bout of premarital sex leaves her pregnant and vulnerable to malicious gossip.
Oyster Girl
1963
5.0Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.
Storm Over the Yangtse River
1969
6.0In a tiny Chinese fishing village, two rival fishermen compete for a young woman's love. She does love one of them, but as she is obligated to the other, she cannot marry him. Tragedy is averted when the one she is obliged to falls in love with another. Happiness briefly ensues as the men, with their respective mates, resume their friendship. Unfortunately, they set out to sea and disappear.
Lover's Rock
1964
NRA deranged swordsman travels the land taking on all comers and defeats them all with ease. News of these vile fights travels fast, and before long two other students of the sword are dispatched to rein him in.
The Master Sword
1969
NRTaiwan WuXia The film features prominent Taiwanese actress Ying Ting (Ting Ying) during her transition into Mandarin-language martial arts cinema in the late 1960s.
Tigress Is Coming
1969
6.3The Bride Who Has Returned From Hell (or Bride in Hell) is an adaption of The Mistress from Melynn, a 1960 novel by Victoria Holt. The story begins when a yacht is lost at sea. Then a telephone call between male protagonist Wang Yiming (Ke Junxiong) and his cousin Gao Fengjiao (Liu Qing) reveals that Wang’s wife has perished while eloping with a neighbor. After female protagonist Bai Ruimei (Jin Mei) learns that her older sister Ruiyun – Wang’s wife – has died, Ruimei changes her identity and applies for a job as a tutor to Wang’s daughter Shuyuan in a bid to solve the mysteries surrounding her sister’s death.
The Bride Who Has Returned From Hell
1965
NR"She's out there somewhere, well and alive." Eiji (Teruhiko Saigo) and his sister hadn't seen their mother in almost 20 years. The war had separated them. When Eiji learns that his sister is engaged, he is determined to reunite with his mother and relay the wonderful news. With a pocket full of hopes and just one clue that may lead him to his mother, Eiji sets off for Taiwan.
Star of Destiny
1966
7.0Northeastern China is infested with bandits. Hsiao Kai (Paul Chang Chung), a wandering knight, captures a white horse from thieves. His skilful handling of the horse earns his admiration of fellow traveler Chu Ching Hsu (Wong Chung Shun). They arrive at Lo Lung Kow, where the villagers hunt for a living and are constantly terrorized by bandits. Grocer Ting Tze Pao (Ngai Ping Ngo) returns from his negotiations with the bandits with bad news. They intend to collect furs from the villagers at a fixed price. Village leader Mu (Yuen Sam and his daughter Tsui Ying (Pat ting Hung) run a tavern. She wonders how the white horse belonging to a Sinkiang youth named Sha Yi Ti (Man Ling) is now in the possession of Hsiao Kai.
Downhill They Ride
1966
NRTaiwanese horror movie from 1969.
Glass Eyeball
1969
NRIn an apartment building in Taipei, a high school girl—the only child in the family on the top floor—leaves home after being grounded for several days. As for the DINK couple in the middle, the husband is going on a business trip but also rushing to his ex-girlfriend who came from the US. Down to the big family with four children on the first floor, the father cannot bear the noises anymore and announces first thing in the morning that he will work overtime today. This is a new middle-class cosmopolitan comedy shaped by multiple narratives.
Accidental Trio
1969
3.3Hui Pui-ching, a gentle and fragile woman, endures relentless abuse from her violent husband Fan Pak-nan. By chance, she meets Ha Mon-hin, a cultured and compassionate businessman trapped in his own loveless marriage. Drawn together by loneliness and understanding, their relationship unfolds quietly along seaside walks, where a simple purple shell becomes a symbol of tenderness and fragile hope. As suspicion, jealousy, and blackmail close in, their impossible love spirals toward devastating consequences.
The Purple Shell
1967
7.0All-star cast in this rare sword film from Taiwan. Top masters battle it out for supremacy and calmness in the martial world.
A Sword for a Killer
1968
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Hometown Plunders
1966
6.7In an attempt to seize the famous Tai Hsuan Book of Swords the outlaws Wang, Ku, Lu and Pai Feng attack the Hsia Tien Tsai Mansion and slaughter all righteous opponents. Only Hsia’s baby daughter survives and the dying mother leaves a message in blood to urge her to take revenge once she is grown up.
Purple Darts
1969
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Coral Forever
1968
7.0Taiwan's most glamorous screen couple, Ko Chun-Hsiung and Chang Mei-Yao, co-star in "Fallen Petals", a romance with the unique setting of Taiwan during World War II, when the island was a colony of Japan. Ko is drafted into the Japanese army and forced to leave his pregnant girlfriend behind. When he is presumably killed in action, Chang becomes a cabaret girl to support their baby. Thanks to director Pan Lei's sensitive scenario, the dramatic outcome is far from predictable.
Fallen Petals
1968
NRAn anti-communist propaganda film by CMPC
From Dusk Till Dawn
1963
NR1964 Taiwanese spy film. Winner of the Golden Horse Grant at the 3rd Golden Horse Awards.
Agent No. 88
1964
