Sara Yu

Acting

Sara Yu

Born

1970-07-19 (56)

Place of birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Known for

Acting

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 11 titles

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

Organ Child poster
6.0

A series of tragic events unfolds after Chang Chi-Mao's daughter goes missing as an infant. Chang becomes consumed by revenge against a powerful criminal organization suspected of kidnapping her. Along the way, he clings to the hope that his daughter may still be alive, determined to rescue her and break free from their dark fate.

Organ Child

2025

Lost in Perfection poster
5.7

Mei is a beautiful and successful woman in many ways. However, her romantic relationships never go well. One day, Mei’s widowed father tells her he will marry Lan, an ugly and obese murder suspect. Even more shocking is that Lan is accused of being the “Poisonous Widow” who lives a luxurious life by killing her rich husbands. Mei begins to investigate Lan’s background to save her father from being a victim. Bit by bit, Mei is subconsciously influenced by Lan’s twisted views on love, money, and sex.

Lost in Perfection

2023

Little Big Women poster
7.1

A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.

Little Big Women

2020

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

My Best Friend's Breakfast poster
5.6

Xiang Wei-xin, a 17-year-old high school sophomore, regards eating as the most important and most healing thing in life. The first time she met her senior Tao You-quan was in the school's welfare agency. At that time, Xiang Wei-xin lost 5 yuan and could not buy her favorite pineapple bread. Tao You-quan made up the money for her, which made her feel deeply indebted to her.

My Best Friend's Breakfast

2022

April poster
NR

When April, a Filipino migrant worker, returns home with the ailing Taiwanese grandpa she cares for, while the grandpa's recently released son comes home only to find the house empty.

April

2025

See You at the Rally poster
3.2

This film is a film about the relationship between Chou Ta-Long and his son Dong, the transformation and growth of the decadent father's attitude towards life. Jun, a genius rally driver who has just been released from jail, accidentally comes into their life. A new journey is about to start. The spirit of rally is persistence and determination. This time, can they overcome the obstacles and finish the game? It’s a life story about family, friendship and redemption.

See You at the Rally

2023

Antikalpa poster
5.3

Ah Dai comes from a family that runs a prestigious orthodox temple. His childhood sweetheart, Yufan, is desperate to locate her missing aunt. In his attempt to help, Ah Dai agrees to participate in a special ritual that his schoolmates believe could help them seek assistance from the gods to grant their desires. However, they are lured into praying to evil forces instead. As his schoolmates die one after another, Ah Dai tries to use his gift to exorcise evil to save his friends. At the very end, he faces a completely demonized Yufan and must fight her to save the neighborhood.

Antikalpa

2023

No artwork available
NR

Shot entirely on an LED volume stage powered by virtual production technology, this is a film inspired by Taiwanese artist SUN Pei-mao paintings. A mother is looking forward to her son taking a nice picture of her at an aquarium, but the son feels reluctant and awkward.

Be Natural

2023

My Time Machine poster
NR

Adam is a young boy with Asperger's syndrome growing up in the aftermath of World War I. Inspired by H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, he dreams of traveling to the future and isolates himself in an old silo to build a time machine. Years later, he finally completes it, but it explodes upon activation. As Adam leaves the silo, he discovers a mud wall bearing a message carved by his mother. Stepping outside, he is astonished by the sight of cars, airplanes, and skyscrapers. Has he simply reached the future through the passage of time, or has he truly traveled through time and space?

My Time Machine

2026

2010s · 3 titles

Series credits

Guess Who's Coming to Act poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Guess Who's Coming to Act

2022

36 Questions poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

36 Questions

2020

The World Between Us poster
8.6

A ten-part hour-long series that follows the aftermath of a mass-shooting where all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims’ families, the media and the defense teams, whose fates are all intertwined.

The World Between Us

2019

HIStory3: Make Our Days Count poster
7.9

At first glance, high schoolers Xiang Hao Ting and Yu Xi Gu appear to be polar opposites: While Xiang Hao Ting is an outgoing, hot-headed extrovert and some-time bully, Yu Xi Gu prefers to keep a low profile and focus on his schoolwork. They seem bound for totally different futures – the bookish Yu Xi Gu looks destined for academic success, while life is just a long popularity contest for Xiang Hao Ting. But a quirk of fate – and a crucial intervention by a female schoolmate – results in the two young men’s paths crossing.

HIStory3: Make Our Days Count

2019

The Making of an Ordinary Woman poster
8.7

A story of a woman born in 60s grew up in a Chinese herbal medicine store in southern Taiwan. Love, marriage, and seniority in human relationships around her collide together, leading to a different aspect of life.

The Making of an Ordinary Woman

2019

U Motherbaker poster
6.6

A Taiwanese family comedy that reflect the daily culture of the people and also the problem of the transformation of a traditional cake shop. It discusses parent-child relationship, problems between mother in law and wife, the gap between generations and the dilema of maintaining tradition or modernization.

U Motherbaker

2020

Say Yes Enterprise poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Say Yes Enterprise

2004

Let's Open poster
7.0

In this reality TV series, a group of Taiwanese celebrities must work together to convert an old house by the sea into a full-fledged restaurant.

Let's Open

2022

Us Without Sex poster
7.2

Confident and free-spirited sex therapist Chang Chia Chen is facing a professional crisis while grappling with confusion in her personal life. Meanwhile, sensitive and quiet Sung Ching Yu, a newly-wed, struggles to connect intimately with her husband. These two distinctly different women embark on a journey of sexual exploration, ultimately discovering the transformative power of love and redemption.

Us Without Sex

2024

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

Rainless Love in a Godless Land poster
7.3

As Earth's environment becomes increasingly inhospitable, the gods who have blessed it with their last rains begin to leave their beloved place one by one. As time runs out before the end of the world, a rain god falls in love with a human.

Rainless Love in a Godless Land

2021

2049 poster
6.0

In a dystopian 2049, three women in Taiwan navigate their roles as mother, daughter and wife — as technology takes a toll on their lives.

2049

2021

Love Storm poster
NR

Chia Le, a rich 'barbie girl', finally finds her hero, who suddenly appears and blocks a truck for her. However, he doesn't love her back. To get closer to him, Chia Le starts working in the same company as him, while her childhood friend, Bao Lung, is secretly in love with her.

Love Storm

2003

Let's Go Home poster
9.0

Taiwanese variety show Let’s Go Home, which sees host Bowie Tsang following celebrities back to their respective hometowns.

Let's Go Home

2020

Islanders poster
7.5

A wealthy entrepreneur's tangled love life with his wife, mistress, and girlfriend spans four decades and generations. But when a social media scandal costs him everything, their true values and worldviews are put to the test.

Islanders

2025

Hayate the Combat Butler poster
NR

Due to his parents' gambling habits, Xiao Sa has been forced to be the bread winner since childhood. When he gets fired from both his jobs, he discovers his parents ran off with his last paycheck, leaving behind a massive debt to the mafia. Convinced that good guys never win, he concocts a plan to hold the heiress Xiao Zhi ransom, but when Xiao Sa mistakingly saves her, he's offered a rags-to-riches position as her butler. Based on the hit manga, true love and comedic drama blossom in this reverse Cinderella tale.

Hayate the Combat Butler

2011

I Want to Become a Hard Persimmon poster
NR

Ever since little, Ruan Shi Zhi has always been on the receiving end of bullying. At 18, he decides to shed his pitiful past with a new beginning. Yet the moment he steps into his summer class, he is immediately confronted by a group of classmates whom he usually avoids like a plague. Just when he wants to run out of there, an angel-like girl walks in. He falls deeply in love with her. And for love, he tells himself he has to become tougher. He must find a way to survive in this dangerous place, transform himself, and defeat all his love rivals to win the girl's heart.

I Want to Become a Hard Persimmon

2007

Flavor of Life poster
8.0

A family with three generations living under one roof in the bucolic Yilan countryside. The mother works in a real estate agency, the daughter gives dance lessons part-time, and the grandmother takes care of the family farm. They find themselves all reunited to bring back the amnesic grandfather home and his memory as well. The mother sees his father as mentor and decides to revive her father's old small restaurant.

Flavor of Life

2013

Driving Mom Crazy poster
NR

After criminals kidnap her baby, overwhelmed new mom Ruyi Zhang joins an unlikely crew of gangsters, ghosts and deities for a frantic rescue mission.

Driving Mom Crazy

2026

Taipei Family poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Taipei Family

2005

三春记 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

三春记

2020

Be Famous for 15 Minutes poster
6.0

Former child prodigy Ah Ke is sick of acting like an innocent kid in front of other people, but at the same time, he rejects growing up. After getting cheated on by her boyfriend, An Qi becomes famous online when a clip of her dancing goes viral. When he encounters true love, jokester clubber Tie Nan suddenly realizes that he only knows how to flirt and has forgotten how to love. Diet queen Bei Bei doesn't have the guts to pursue a relationship, but she shoots a daring erotic music video. Otaku Lao Ban becomes the target of a netizen manhunt due to a prank video. Five youths from different backgrounds cross paths in the same apartment building during a crucial period of their lives. In this internet era of information overload, nothing is sacred, and anyone can become famous and forgotten overnight. All five of them are currently experiencing their 15 minutes of fame, but how will the changes affect them, and where will they go next?

Be Famous for 15 Minutes

2015