Chen Yi-wen

Acting

Chen Yi-wen

Born

1966-04-19 (60)

Place of birth

Taiwan

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 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

Taiwan Crime Stories poster
7.2

Anthology crime television series inspired by four real-life cold cases in Taiwan, exploring themes such as faith, temptation, redemption, and obligation through the eyes of the people of Taiwan.

Taiwan Crime Stories

2023

Yi Yi poster
8.0

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

Yi Yi

2000

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

Forget You Not poster
9.0

An aspiring stand-up comedian turns her struggles into heartfelt humor as she balances work and relationships while caring for her aging father.

Forget You Not

2025

Agent from Above poster
7.4

Bound by a deity's pact, Han Chieh fights demons on Earth. When he uncovers an old enemy's plan for a second invasion, he must fight to save humanity.

Agent from Above

2026

Film credits

2020s · 21 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

A Foggy Tale poster
7.7

Yue's brother was executed by the government. Determined to bring his body back home, Yue goes to Taipei alone and finds help in Chao Kung-tao, a discharged soldier. Two people with no relations become friends in need, embarking on a journey that could cost them their lives.

A Foggy Tale

2025

Cold War 1994 poster
6.5

In 1994, a tycoon's kidnapping shook Hong Kong, threatening its financial standing. Police pursued personal gain while OCID Superintendent Li Wenbin risked everything to navigate conflicting interests and expose the truth.

Cold War 1994

2026

Double Happiness poster
6.2

Tim Kao, the meticulous head chef of a five-star hotel in Taiwan, is set to marry his Hong Kong fiance Daisy Wu. But Tim’s divorced parents refuse to attend the same ceremony, and each insists on hosting their own. To complicate things further, the Feng Shui master chooses the same auspicious date for both events. Tim, Daisy, their wedding planner Regina, and the best man Tsai must orchestrate two weddings simultaneously in the same hotel, without either parent finding out. Surrounded by a strict father, a demanding mother, and a cast of sharp-tongued relatives, Tim must confront the traumas of his upbringing and ask himself: is he truly ready to start a new family of his own?

Double Happiness

2026

The Falls poster
6.6

After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

The Falls

2021

The Embers poster
NR

In 2006, Detective Chang leads a police investigation into a murder committed in a public marketplace. Chang discovers the victim's father has ties to several other families with dead or missing members, and a grim espionage case buried for 50 years in Taiwan's past. Meanwhile, the kidnapped Mr. Hsu is interrogated by a mysterious mastermind. As the truth emerges, the embers of history become a deadly wildfire.

The Embers

2024

Leave Me Alone poster
4.0

For a sleepless city like Taipei, the lives of the rich and poor occasionally cross. These people flit in and out of one another lives, in a seemingly endless food chain of love.

Leave Me Alone

2021

Plurality poster
5.2

After a bizarre bus accident, Ming Ze awakens from a coma to discover that his mind now shares the consciousness of four fellow passengers – all of them dead; all of them suspects in a serial kidnapping and murder case. To prove his own innocence, Ming evades capture by the police and tries to track down the killer’s only surviving victim. But in order to unmask the murderer’s true identity, Ming must first fight the monster within himself.

Plurality

2021

Tristes Tropiques poster
NR

A group of young assassins, trained by the rainforest's absolute ruler known as 'Master' and affiliated with the organization 'Tristes Tropiques,' struggle with mutual distrust as they vow to exact bloody revenge.

Tristes Tropiques

2026

Classmates Minus poster
7.1

Four school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui.

Classmates Minus

2020

A Leg poster
5.0

In this deliciously dark comedy, a woman desperately attempts to reunite her husband's amputated leg with his body before his funeral, leading her on a wild goose chase across Taipei and through multiple encounters with bureaucracy, ineptitude, and her own recent past.

A Leg

2020

Treat or Trick poster
5.9

Feng, a corrupted police officer, ordered to retrieve the diamonds within 48hrs, arrives at a remote village, following the mobile signal of his partner Chiang who stole the diamonds from the gang. While Feng and his men try to find Chiang in the village, they encounter the locals who seem naive but suspicious, and a ghost full of stories. Remake of a renowned Korean film To Catch A Virgin Ghost (2004).

Treat or Trick

2021

No artwork available
NR

Adapted from the infamous Kaohsiung Prison riot in Taiwan, this story follows six inmates who plot a daring jailbreak to protest the injustices of the judicial system.

The Kaoliao Breakout

2026

The Funeral poster
5.4

Chun Hua, who has been away from home for years after cutting her father off, receives the news of her grandfather's death and has no choice but to return home with her daughter for the funeral. Her father, whom she hasn't seen in years, is as cold and rude as ever, and doesn't look kindly on them. And when night falls, the family seems to be hiding more horrible secrets.

The Funeral

2022

Increasing Echo poster
5.0

Everything around Mrs. Yan looks perfect, but her mind is as confused and complex as the variety of medications she is taking. To reach peace of body and mind, she tries many methods including qi training, but to no avail. One day she gets a message that the woman who had an affair with her husband is in a nursing home and suffering from dementia.

Increasing Echo

2022

Century Egg poster
6.0

A man returns to Taiwan, the country he left behind decades prior, only to find himself wandering a city he no longer recognizes and in the company of a stranger who took him in.

Century Egg

2024

Someone Who Was Lost poster
6.0

Inspired by the notorious "cement murder" incident that shocked Hong Kong and Taiwan, this engaging crime drama is also a timely reflection on society and the struggles faced by young adults. Siblings Cong and Panda, along with Taiwanese student Tai, share a duplex apartment in Hong Kong. When Cong accidentally kills their landlord due to a series of misunderstandings, the three decide to seal the body in cement and flee to Taiwan. After news of the murder explodes over TV and the Internet, they are forced to avoid attention at all costs; not just from the police, but also the landlord's brother who seeks revenge.

Someone Who Was Lost

2020

Growing Pains poster
1.0

Fourteen-year-old Yao is sick of his worn-out shoes, which his father never replace for being too deep in debt. One day, after a confrontation with debt collectors, his father suddenly buys him a pair of expensive sneakers. Little did Yao know, this is the start of a painful tragedy.

Growing Pains

2021

Summer poster
6.0

The story is set in a small southern town at the beginning of the century, where people believed that innocence and hope would lead to a better tomorrow.

Summer

2022

No artwork available
NR

Set in a near future, SILIQ follows an advanced drone prototype on a classified cargo delivery mission across Taiwan. As it navigates landscapes through machine vision, it witnesses traditional rituals, everyday traditions, and traces of a rapidly changing world. Processing these encounters beyond its original programming, SILIQ begins to question the nature of memory, spirituality, and consciousness. Blending speculative science fiction with Taiwanese mythology, the film explores whether an artificial intelligence can develop its own understanding of humanity, and ultimately make choices beyond the intentions of its creators.

SILIQ

2026

Unforgiven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Unforgiven

2023

2010s · 13 titles

Paradise in Service poster
6.8

Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, "Paradise in Service" follows the adventure of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972, in preparation for a war that could erupt anytime. Through an unlucky lottery draw result, Pao, a twenty-something young man from Southern Taiwan has to serve the military in the remote and perilous Kinmen. Moreover, he is assigned to the Sea Dragon (ARB), a unit noted for the toughest physical training. It never occurs to Pao, however, that the greatest challenge in his military service lies not in the Sea Dragon but in Unit 831, a special task he is later appointed to… In this peculiar assignment, Pao vows to keep his virginity against all odds.

Paradise in Service

2014

A Sun poster
7.7

A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.

A Sun

2019

The Great Buddha+ poster
7.9

Security guard Pickle and his trash collector friend Belly Button kill time together in night shifts watching the American-educated boss's dash-cam recordings of his various sexual encounters with women. Against the buddies' will, something horrifying rather than erotic reveals.

The Great Buddha+

2017

Xiao Mei poster
5.0

A film about the tormenting presence of absence. A young shop girl named Xiao Mei suddenly vanishes from her usual existence, without explanation or trace. Has she dissolved, or perhaps redeemed herself somehow? Nine people from her immediate surroundings try to fill the empty space left behind by this supposedly insignificant young woman. In a kaleidoscope of meandering memories, projections, confessions, interpretations, incantations and helpless speculations through which the young escapee wanders aimlessly, they attempt to solve the mystery of her disappearance.

Xiao Mei

2018

Godspeed poster
7.2

A Taiwanese drug mule has his foolproof smuggling method thrown out of whack when he catches a ride with the wrong cab driver.

Godspeed

2016

The Blue Choker poster
4.9

Yeh, a gifted student, transfers to Edison Junior High, a private school renowned for its academic performance. Disturbed by the gloomy atmosphere and distorted institutions, the rebellious Yeh begins to challenge everything he sees and feels. Little does he know that he is slowly falling into the treacherous trap of the mysterious "Dorm 420".

The Blue Choker

2018

A Taxi Driver poster
NR

A “yes-man” taxi driver tries to take revenge and regain control of his fate. However, it is fate who plays a joke on him instead. On this absurd day, a psychological rollercoaster awaits.

A Taxi Driver

2018

Formosa Mambo poster
5.3

When a band of kidnappers attempts to collect a ransom for their young hostage, the boy’s family dismisses it as a prank. Stuck with a youngster to care for and on the lam, the stage is set for a dark comedy of errors. We get this and much more with delicious plot twists and a growing pile-up of fraud and double crosses.

Formosa Mambo

2011

A Trip with Mom poster
NR

In order to take care of his old mother, who has amnesia and is disabled, Xia Changming remains unemployed at home. A family of four have been relying on the wife Xiaoling for many years. Finally, when the police brought the mother back, and his wife took his son away, Changming decided to take his mother to on a trip...

A Trip with Mom

2019

Peacock poster
7.0

A student from a modest home goes to an elite private school and makes a life-altering agreement with a talking peacock in the schoolyard.

Peacock

2018

Dog Mask poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dog Mask

2018

Looking for Kafka poster
1.0

In Taipei, a rehearsal for Kafka’s Metamorphosis is in full swing as the show’s opening night approaches. Lin’s girlfriend, Julie, is visiting him from Paris. After the rehearsal, he picks her up at the airport and they spend the night together. In the morning, Lin is nowhere to be found and leaves Julie waiting at his apartment

Looking for Kafka

2018

Blossom poster
6.0

A 12-year-old XiaoJing survives a car accident unscathed. She bravely deals with the trepidation alone, until her father rushes to the hospital. She thought that her anxieties and emotional injuries could be alleviated, but is forced to face a more severe difficulty.

Blossom

2017

1990s · 6 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

Taiwan Crime Stories poster
7.2

Anthology crime television series inspired by four real-life cold cases in Taiwan, exploring themes such as faith, temptation, redemption, and obligation through the eyes of the people of Taiwan.

Taiwan Crime Stories

2023

Forget You Not poster
9.0

An aspiring stand-up comedian turns her struggles into heartfelt humor as she balances work and relationships while caring for her aging father.

Forget You Not

2025

Agent from Above poster
7.4

Bound by a deity's pact, Han Chieh fights demons on Earth. When he uncovers an old enemy's plan for a second invasion, he must fight to save humanity.

Agent from Above

2026

Shards of Her poster
7.7

Waking up from a coma, an accomplished headhunter finds herself in an alternate reality where she has to revisit an excruciating childhood trauma.

Shards of Her

2022

Memory Eclipse poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Memory Eclipse

2020

Confessions poster
NR

In 2004 Taipei, a shocking bombing-kidnapping case streaked across the night like a meteor, shattering the lives of three seemingly unrelated families. This merciless line of fate cuts across twenty long years, unearthing buried grievances and entanglements that span two generations.

Confessions

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Hoping poster
10.0

The invisible enemy is not just the virus but also humanity. When every character has his struggles behind it, which one was his truest face before the crisis?

Hoping

2023

Animal Whisper poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Animal Whisper

2020

Monstrous Me poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Monstrous Me

2020

Behind the camera

The Cabbie poster
7.2

After falling in love with a traffic cop, a cab driver commits as many traffic violations as he can in order to see her again.

The Cabbie

2000

A Chance to Die poster
7.3

Burned by the desire to avenge her dead boyfriend, a Japanese woman learns to shoot a gun, and goes after the local Mafia in Taiwan. Mizuno Miki excels in her role as the grieving and estranged, then vengeful and cold-blooded foreigner.

A Chance to Die

2000

A Chance to Die poster
7.3

Burned by the desire to avenge her dead boyfriend, a Japanese woman learns to shoot a gun, and goes after the local Mafia in Taiwan. Mizuno Miki excels in her role as the grieving and estranged, then vengeful and cold-blooded foreigner.

A Chance to Die

2000

Tripping poster
NR

It's the story of a rebellious Japanese-Taiwanese girl (played by Rena Tanaka from “Kitaro”) who gets transported back to ancient times and embarks on an adventure with a Taoist priest and a thief. On the road, the group encounters numerous dangers, stumbling upon a conspiracy involving a powerhungry sorcerer and the corrupt court.

Tripping

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

生活的教訓

1994

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

生活的教訓

1994

Jam poster
7.5

The lives of two young thieves, a mob hitman and a film producer are entangled when the two thieves steal a car that had already been previously stolen to been used as a getaway car.

Jam

1998

Jam poster
7.5

The lives of two young thieves, a mob hitman and a film producer are entangled when the two thieves steal a car that had already been previously stolen to been used as a getaway car.

Jam

1998

As the Winds Blow poster
NR

Uptown girl Michelle arrives in a seaside city in southern Taiwan with her mother's divorce agreement in order to look for her father. Due to her father's injury, Michelle ends up staying there longer than she expected. During her time there, she encounters outgoing lifeguard Ah Yu, who helps her discover another side of her that she didn't even know had existed.

As the Winds Blow

2013

No artwork available
NR

Short film by Yi-wen Chen.

Scenes of Violence

1994