Tang Ru-Yun

Acting

Tang Ru-Yun

Acting credits

Yi Yi poster
7.9

A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.

Yi Yi

2000

A Brighter Summer Day poster
8.2

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

A Brighter Summer Day

1991

The Time to Live and the Time to Die poster
7.2

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985

The Bride from Hell poster
4.5

Yunpeng and his servant stay at a country inn one dark evening to escape potential robbers and ghosts. But Yunpeng chances into something far more dangerous! He accidentally happens upon the comely Anu naked in bed, and to make up for his rudeness he has to marry her. Because of her beauty, the request is not too difficult to fulfill...until she is introduced to his aunts and uncles, who notice her ghastly green glow and deduce that she's a spirit from the netherworld. But there's something even darker about her appearance, and it may be revenge on his in-laws.

The Bride from Hell

1972

Together poster
6.9

When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?

Together

2002

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two... poster
NR

A video essay on Edward Yang's 2000 film "Yi Yi: A One and a Two..."

Why Watch Yi Yi: A One and a Two...

2020

Li-hsiang’s Love Line poster
5.0

A quiet story that follows the development of a love affair between an unmarried factory worker and the widowed factory manager.

Li-hsiang’s Love Line

1990

An Unforgettable Day poster
NR

Taiwanese romantic drama set in a mining town starring Brigitte Lin.

An Unforgettable Day

1979

The Wild Goose on the Wing poster
9.0

After studying drama in the UK, Tan-feng returns to Taiwan to investigate her sister's death. She suspects that her sister committed suicide because her boyfriend, Huai, jilted her. Out of bitterness, Tan-feng begins to plot her revenge by seducing Huai and his childish brother. However, things don't go to plan as she falls crazily in love with the enemy.

The Wild Goose on the Wing

1979

Lonely Hearts Club poster
5.3

A group of aimless Taipei residents deal with their personal problems in this Taiwanese drama that does feature brief flashes of black humor. Much of the story centers upon lonely Mrs. Chen who has trouble coping with her philandering husband, and nearly senile mother-in-law. Her daughter frequently sulks and has a desperate crush on one of her teachers. Mrs. Chen's only friend is her co-worker Liu, who has fallen for a new office boy, Chou. Mrs. Chen also finds him attractive. Unfortunately for either woman, Chou is gay and plagued with problems of his own.

Lonely Hearts Club

1995

Sun of Eject poster
NR

Taiwanese drama

Sun of Eject

1990