Cheng Yu-chieh

Directing

Cheng Yu-chieh

Born

1977-11-27 (48)

Place of birth

Tainan, Taiwan

Known for

Directing

Credits

58 titles

Known for

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The 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

Let's Talk About CHU poster
7.4

Part-time vlogger Chu Ai uses her channel to speak candidly about sex. But in real life, she finds that subject to be so much trickier.

Let's Talk About CHU

2024

Wave Makers poster
8.3

Weng Wen-fang (Hsieh Ying-hsuan) came from a political family. She joined the Justice Party as the deputy director and spokesperson of the Publicity Department, after failing to be re-elected as a member of the Council. She led the publicity team in realizing their goals, but not without facing many challenges to their faith and values.

Wave Makers

2023

Zero Day Attack poster
7.3

Post-election tensions rise as the acting president provokes China, leading to PLA drills and looming invasion. As Zero Day nears, the president must choose war, and the island faces a critical choice for its future.

Zero Day Attack

2025

The Amazing Grace of Σ poster
6.3

Muqi, a young pop star becomes more and more arrogant, especially with his manager Nagatsuki, a long-time friend who suddenly commits suicide. Muqi finds himself crushed by sadness and guilt. At the funeral, he meets Master Bensheng, guru of a cult his friend belonged to. If at first, he finds comfort within his place, cracks may soon appear in the caring appearances of the cult members.

The Amazing Grace of Σ

2022

On Marriage poster
8.2

“And they lived happily ever after” is an ending we are all too familiar with. On Marriage focuses on portraying all those struggles that couples encounter when they give up themselves to fulfill their marriage. In this anthology series, each individual episode explores varying meanings of marriage from five unique perspectives.

On Marriage

2022

Film credits

2020s · 18 titles

The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon poster
7.3

The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.

The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon

2023

The Chronicles of Libidoists poster
5.2

Four individuals, adrift in their pursuit of sexual gratification, find themselves inextricably linked by a shared longing for a deeper, purer connection that transcends carnal desires.

The Chronicles of Libidoists

2024

Deadline poster
6.9

As final exam approach, a shocking “suicide notice” appeared in Enshan high school. It accuses the exam system of crushing students and threatens suicide on the exam day. The school is afraid of triggering more anxiety among students, and worried about its reputation. At the same time, they urgently try to identify the person. As the truth slowly unravels, it turned out to be a scandal in the education system.

Deadline

2025

For My Country poster
6.2

Aissa, a young officer of Algerian origin, tragically loses his life during a fresher initiation ritual at the prestigious French military academy of Saint-Cyr. As the death tears through his family, controversy arises over Aissa’s funeral plans when the Army refuses to take responsibility. Ismael, his older, rebellious brother, tries to keep the family united as they fight to win justice for Aissa.

For My Country

2023

Family Matters poster
6.0

Elder sister, Spring, seeks her origins before heading to university, Autumn, the mother, grapples with conceiving a child through artificial insemination, Summer, the younger brother, tries to engage with a paternal figure he barely knows just before his military service, and Winter, the father, desperately tries to change his fate as problems mount up.

Family Matters

2025

Before the Bright Day poster
5.0

Chou, a sensitive teen craving independence, struggles as the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis hits his family's finances and worsens tensions at home. He secretly works at a billiard hall, forming a bond with gang leader Button, but faces setbacks like Button's enlistment and peer conflicts. Caught by his father, their relationship worsens. At school, his crush Min leaves due to war fears, and pressure from a teacher deepens his uncertainty.

Before the Bright Day

2025

Mama Boy poster
5.2

Xiao Hong is a shy 29-year-old man who works in an aquarium fish store and lets his overprotective mother boss him around in all aspects of his life. His cousin decides to take him to a seedy hotel where Sister Lele oversees the prostitution business.

Mama Boy

2022

Grit poster
4.2

Croc is a young gangster who goes back to work for his former boss at a city councilor’s office after his release from jail. Croc’s latest task is to deal with Ping, a headstrong farmer who adamantly refuses to give up her land for redevelopment. As Croc and Ping develop feelings for each other, Croc is determined to become a better man and hang on to his newfound happiness — even if it means defying his own mob.

Grit

2021

The Black Dog poster
NR

The Black Dog is about Mo, a husband and father, who worries a lot about losing his wife to cancer and raising their 10-year-old daughter alone. His daughter finds him crying out in his sleep.

The Black Dog

2024

Trouble Girl poster
5.6

Xiao-xiao, who has ADHD, is the troublemaker in her class. But there's another complication: her mother, Wei-fang, and her homeroom, Paul, have started a romantic relationship after discussing her ADHD.

Trouble Girl

2023

Cupcakes, Lonely Cats poster
NR

Liu Hui is a widower whose son lives in America. She insists on living alone in the house she shared with her late husband, a calligrapher, and is surrounded by fond memories. As she gradually joins community activities, she strikes up an acquaintance with the kind and shy building caretaker who faces a quandary over a stray cat. Small moments together reveal loneliness and companionship.

Cupcakes, Lonely Cats

2025

Left Behind poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Left Behind

2021

My Sister poster
7.0

It's the day before Hsiao-Chun's 18th birthday but she overhears a secret which will change the way she looks at her family. As the candlelight on the birthday cake glimmers before her gloomy heart, what wish will she make?

My Sister

2021

Daddy-To-Be poster
NR

As Jun waits leisurely to enlist in the army, everything starts to go sloppy after two lines appear on his girlfriend’s pregnancy test. Jun, who lost his father as a child, is at a loss because of his sudden “fatherhood”. Meanwhile, his mother Jia-ling gives Jun a golden watch, a relic from his father. Looking at the oldfashioned watch, Jun wonders if he can become a reliable man.

Daddy-To-Be

2022

The Greater Good poster
NR

Special Agent Lee is investigating a planned assault on a Congressmen who is tied to a series of GPS Spoofing cyber-attacks globally. The primary suspect is his junior agent Peng's ex, who was part of an underground hacker organization.

The Greater Good

2020

The Same poster
NR

Don, in his adolescence, feels low-esteem due to his awkward walking posture. The problem now is his father, who is coming home after years of far-sea fishing. His father always makes him feel uncomfortable. However, he’s not aware that his father is facing the same dilemma.

The Same

2023

Falling Koi poster
NR

A depressed young man, an enthusiastic local and a koi embark on a journey.

Falling Koi

2021

Ash poster
NR

Zhou Zonghan, determined to avenge his daughter who died in a car accident, brings a sharp blade to the home of Ah Zhi, the perpetrator, on the day of his release from prison. However, an unexpected act by Ah Zhi shakes Zhou Zonghan's resolve for revenge...

Ash

2024

2010s · 11 titles

Monga poster
6.6

Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys (Mosquito, Monk, Dragon, White Monkey and A-Lan) who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their rising power.

Monga

2010

The Village of No Return poster
6.7

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

The Village of No Return

2017

One Minute More poster
5.8

Wan Zhen (Janine Chang) is an editor of a fashion magazine where she is competent that she can do her job successfully but was very clueless in real life. Since her boyfriend Hao Jie (Peter Ho) works from home, he looks after her so well that they adopted a golden retriever (Li La) which drastically changed Wan Zhen’s life that she begins to woke up early and cook for Li La. Wan Zhen is soon promoted and begins to devote more to her work but as her career soars, her time become hectic. Will Wan Zhen choose the job she loves or Li La who has become family to her?

One Minute More

2014

Lemon Grass poster
NR

May, a single mother, lives with her son, Kuang. Her life is boring. A VIP card, offering a free massage, changes her life. The masseur, Chou, helps her to open up and seems eager to meet her again. May misses Chou and the smell of lemon grass essential oil.

Lemon Grass

2014

ADHD Is Necessary poster
NR

When her daughter's slipping grades threaten their status in life, a mother resorts to extreme measures to avoid losing social standing.

ADHD Is Necessary

2018

Ten Years Taiwan poster
8.8

What will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take in answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste (“The Can of Anido”), migrant workers (“942”), industrial collapse (“Way Home”), low birth rates and diversity in families (“A Making-Of”), and insomnia (“The Sleep”).

Ten Years Taiwan

2019

The Child of Nowhere poster
NR

An orphanage of various sounds. An ocean without witness of the crowds. The child of nowhere, longing for returning home.

The Child of Nowhere

2019

Farewell to the Ark poster
NR

Jing-Zi is a social recluse. Because of an accident three years ago, she’s been blaming herself deeply. Xian-Xian always hates it when people call her “cutie.” She doesn’t reveal her true emotions and seems to have no real “friend.” A-Jie, a master in the realm of online games yet a loser in real life. Due to an anime figure, the three get to know one another.

Farewell to the Ark

2018

Blossom poster
NR

Cherry identified herself as a drag queen. She just had a fight right before the show, finding out her boyfriend had been cheating sleeping with another girl for a long time. Later, she pulled herself together and walked on her way to work, she met with an abandoned baby. When she was performing sparkly on the stage with her close sister, Lena, they discovered something weird about this baby… The baby that intruded Cherry’s life at the night has given her a short fantasy of having an ordinary family with a child. Yet once again, it reminded her and Lena with a cruel reality of their actual life. This is a journey about a drag queen exploring herself with an abandoned baby at an unconventional night. It is also a story about the searching of one’s the sense of belonging and one’s own.

Blossom

2017

The Blackout Village poster
NR

There is a blackout again in Sia-Luo Village. Some villagers are complaining about the incompetence of the police and the electricity company and keep cursing the cable thieves who disappeared. An employee of the electricity company leads us to see the secret of the blackouts through his eyes and his eccentric behaviours.

The Blackout Village

2011

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rest in Mist

2019

2000s · 3 titles

Series credits

Golden Horse Awards poster
9.0

The 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

Let's Talk About CHU poster
7.4

Part-time vlogger Chu Ai uses her channel to speak candidly about sex. But in real life, she finds that subject to be so much trickier.

Let's Talk About CHU

2024

Wave Makers poster
8.3

Weng Wen-fang (Hsieh Ying-hsuan) came from a political family. She joined the Justice Party as the deputy director and spokesperson of the Publicity Department, after failing to be re-elected as a member of the Council. She led the publicity team in realizing their goals, but not without facing many challenges to their faith and values.

Wave Makers

2023

Zero Day Attack poster
7.3

Post-election tensions rise as the acting president provokes China, leading to PLA drills and looming invasion. As Zero Day nears, the president must choose war, and the island faces a critical choice for its future.

Zero Day Attack

2025

The Amazing Grace of Σ poster
6.3

Muqi, a young pop star becomes more and more arrogant, especially with his manager Nagatsuki, a long-time friend who suddenly commits suicide. Muqi finds himself crushed by sadness and guilt. At the funeral, he meets Master Bensheng, guru of a cult his friend belonged to. If at first, he finds comfort within his place, cracks may soon appear in the caring appearances of the cult members.

The Amazing Grace of Σ

2022

On Marriage poster
8.2

“And they lived happily ever after” is an ending we are all too familiar with. On Marriage focuses on portraying all those struggles that couples encounter when they give up themselves to fulfill their marriage. In this anthology series, each individual episode explores varying meanings of marriage from five unique perspectives.

On Marriage

2022

The Cleaner poster
8.3

Dragon Brother, once a former underworld boss, now runs a cleaning company that specializes in cleaning up death scenes. Together with his disciple, Da Chuan, they enter various accident sites, witnessing the myriad facets of human life and sorting out their own life entanglements. Everything takes a different turn when Dragon Brother’s daughter suddenly returns to the hometown…

The Cleaner

2024

The Magician on the Skywalk poster
8.1

Through the stories of nine kids living in the Chinese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences. In the summer of 1985, while Xiaobudian (the tiny one) was at the fourth grade, he was already a convincing street vendor, who sold stuff for allowance on a skywalk every day. Xiaobudian’s father is a shoe shop owner who was doing business in the Chinese Shopping Mall. One day, a magician from nowhere showed up in the mall. He had a treasure bowl and a zebra capable of emitting colorful lights, and he was able to make countless magic tricks. Xiaobudian admired this magician, and bought magic props for practice every day. At the same time, more and more boys and girls in the mall have met this mysterious magician, and gained life-changing power after they watched the magic show.

The Magician on the Skywalk

2021

Green Door poster
6.8

A troubled psychologist returns from the U.S. and sets up a clinic in Taiwan, where mysterious patients and uncanny events shed light on his murky past.

Green Door

2019

Police Et Vous poster
NR

Young men and women enter the police force for different reasons. This is the story of how their ideals clash with reality.

Police Et Vous

2008

Three Tears in Borneo poster
9.3

During World War II, Shinkai Shion, a guard of prisoner-of-war in Borneo, was involved in a massacre. As the suspect, he realized the nature of war as he revealed the truth.

Three Tears in Borneo

2024

Father Dean poster
NR

In the wake of the dust fire that occurred at Formosa Fun Coast, a devoted hospital director and his team care for an overwhelming number of burn victims, helping them overcome physical trauma, emotional scars, and uncertainty, showcasing the unwavering compassion and professionalism of medical workers.

Father Dean

2025

Behind the camera

10 Plus 10 poster
5.7

10+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

Family Matters poster
6.0

Elder sister, Spring, seeks her origins before heading to university, Autumn, the mother, grapples with conceiving a child through artificial insemination, Summer, the younger brother, tries to engage with a paternal figure he barely knows just before his military service, and Winter, the father, desperately tries to change his fate as problems mount up.

Family Matters

2025

Dear Tenant poster
7.0

A boy lives with his Grandma and Mr. Lin, the tenant who looks after him and Grandma. But when Grandma passes away, the boy's uncle returns to Taiwan and discovers that ownership of the apartment was transferred to other people.

Dear Tenant

2020

Dear Tenant poster
7.0

A boy lives with his Grandma and Mr. Lin, the tenant who looks after him and Grandma. But when Grandma passes away, the boy's uncle returns to Taiwan and discovers that ownership of the apartment was transferred to other people.

Dear Tenant

2020

Do Over poster
3.0

Do Over follows five characters over twenty four hours on the last day of the year. As the interrelated stories proceed, the connections between the lives of the five characters begin to reveal themselves and their stories unravel. By depicting five different characters at emotional crossroads, Do Over examines the struggle of overcoming our greatest fears; the unknown of what lies ahead in the future, the fading value of our existence in the present, and most of all, irreversible mistakes made in the past that may catch up to us.

Do Over

2006

Do Over poster
3.0

Do Over follows five characters over twenty four hours on the last day of the year. As the interrelated stories proceed, the connections between the lives of the five characters begin to reveal themselves and their stories unravel. By depicting five different characters at emotional crossroads, Do Over examines the struggle of overcoming our greatest fears; the unknown of what lies ahead in the future, the fading value of our existence in the present, and most of all, irreversible mistakes made in the past that may catch up to us.

Do Over

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

NightLong

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Summer, Dream poster
NR

College student Hsiao Chih has been dreaming of studying abroad and having foreign affairs. His plan to fulfill this dream in the summer is, however, discouraged by economic down turn in Taiwan. Just as he feels depressed about the need to spend a long summer back home, taking care of his old grandma and her grocery store, here comes a Western girl named Elisa. One thing leads to another, Hsiao Chih and two women - his grandma and Elisa a girl from afar - spend a whole summer under the same roof...

Summer, Dream

2001

Summer, Dream poster
NR

College student Hsiao Chih has been dreaming of studying abroad and having foreign affairs. His plan to fulfill this dream in the summer is, however, discouraged by economic down turn in Taiwan. Just as he feels depressed about the need to spend a long summer back home, taking care of his old grandma and her grocery store, here comes a Western girl named Elisa. One thing leads to another, Hsiao Chih and two women - his grandma and Elisa a girl from afar - spend a whole summer under the same roof...

Summer, Dream

2001

Yang Yang poster
5.3

Yang Yang's mother marries her track coach, who then becomes Yang Yang's stepfather, with his daughter Xiao-Ru becoming Yang Yang's stepsister. The two girls seem close, but their relationship possesses a hidden and ultimately damaging jealousy. Xiao-Ru’s boyfriend Shawn has a desire for Yang Yang and she bears some attraction in return.

Yang Yang

2009

Yang Yang poster
5.3

Yang Yang's mother marries her track coach, who then becomes Yang Yang's stepfather, with his daughter Xiao-Ru becoming Yang Yang's stepsister. The two girls seem close, but their relationship possesses a hidden and ultimately damaging jealousy. Xiao-Ru’s boyfriend Shawn has a desire for Yang Yang and she bears some attraction in return.

Yang Yang

2009

My Little Honey Moon poster
NR

Life of a Vietnamese girl married to a farmer in the countryside of Taiwan.

My Little Honey Moon

2012

Panay poster
6.6

Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe had been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In this process, she found it's not only about the land, but also about who she really is.

Panay

2015

Panay poster
6.6

Panay worked in the city as a journalist. One day, she found her tribe had been overdeveloped and changed by tourism. They were losing their land and their culture, so she decided to return home to bring back the abandon terrace. In this process, she found it's not only about the land, but also about who she really is.

Panay

2015