Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In the story, the kindly and very efficient Chinese settlers are distrusted by the natives until they show that they are able and willing to cure an outbreak of plague. The daughter of the native Taiwanese chief has her own peace plan for the region, which involves finding the most eligible Chinese bachelor and marrying him.
Mrs. Zhu
The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.
Also known as Girls' School.
Sun Ya-fang, a freshman from college, is wooed by her schoolmates Chen, a boastful and frivolous playboy, and Yang, an introvert, who is simple and honest. Yang's sister teaches him to adopt a more aggressive approach towards Sun. Perturbed by his advances, Sun deflects Yang's attention towards her classmate, Sung. Meanwhile, Sun's cousin, George, returns from abroad and further complicates the situation. Sun falls for George, who is more interested in Sung.
Taiwanese romance film.
Mrs Guo Zi Yi
Taiwanese huangmei opera starring Ivy Ling Po.
A lowly waiter is determined to learn kung fu from the local barber who just happens to be a kung fu master.
Ma Qian's Mother
The daughter of a wealthy man takes French lessons so she can go to France with her fiancée, but ends up falling for a poor man who studies civil engineering.
While taking pictures in a remote forest, a young photographer encounters a beautiful, mysterious girl. The photographer soon discovers that the girl has been missing and is being held captive in the forest.
The Funny Couple is a Taiwanese Romantic Comedy starring Alan Tam
Mrs. Chen
A young girl, her life in despair, finds confidence in life again through the encouragement of her lover and relatives.
Shu Mama
In a coup against an abusive king, a group of young fighters encounters deadly booby traps and lethal weaponry when its members storm a palace to end the reign of terror.
Nun
Un joven mudo pierde a su padre durante un asalto. El asesino huye y el joven sólo encuentra un modo de vengar a su padre, aprendiendo Kung Fu. Pero el camino para llegar a ser un experto en este arte marcial es muy duro y, el aprendizaje, largo, algo que "Muñeco", que es como le llaman, no está dispuesto a aceptar. El templo Shaolin donde aprende Kung Fu le somete a las pruebas más duras para que demuestre su capacidad, entre ellas la de la cámara de los 36 hombres de madera, mecanismos que el luchador mudo deberá superar para lograr al fin, el reconocimiento. (FILMAFFINITY)
Little Mute (Jackie Chan) attempts to learn martial arts skills in the Shaolin Temple, in order to avenge the death of his father. However, to get out he must survive the Shaolin Chamber of Death, which has claimed the lives of many before him.
An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.
Chan Biu (Tsai Hung) is a crook who decides to rob from his own business. Smugglers, via a boat, smuggle in some items (concealed in a bag), he robs the recipient before agreeing with his collaborators to split up and share the loot at a derelict town.
A taiwanese romance set during the summer starring Brigitte Lin.
The Unforgettable Character is a 1975 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Chang Mei-chun and written by Chiung Yao.
Five pretty girls go to Hong Kong to stay with their uncle who is a police superintendent. Soon they run into a gang of thieves, which gives them a chance to put their excellent kung fu skills to good use. This Bod Squad will kick your ass!
An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.
Lo Wen (Chin Han) is enamored of his college sweetheart Xiao Yu (Brigitte Lin), and the two wish to get married as soon as they possibly can. But Lo Wen's uncle and Xiao Yu's parents are opposed to an immediate union, both thinking that the couple is too young to properly make a life for themselves. Determined to prove the adults wrong, the young couple create their "House of Love", a cheap home the two plan to renovate into their dream residence. They plan to get part-time jobs and make their own way in the world, but the going is tougher than they imagined. Can two young lovers make it in the real world without the help or support of their families?
A scholar falls in love with a beautiful girl, who may or may not be a ghost.
A massive gold forture is hidden somewhere in the hills surrounding Hong Kong, and 12 kung fu masters are in pursuit of the loot. Through a series of head-to-head confrontations, the pool of treasure hunters dwindles until there's one left.
A man from an upper class family with a promising future gets into an accident and becomes blind. The accident causes apathy toward those close to him. One day, a nurse comes to attend him, leading to many ups and downs in his life.
After seeing his father murdered and his mother abducted by a caveman-like martial arts cult, a small boy is taken in by a wizened old kung fu master, who rigorously trains him until he is endowed with almost supernatural fighting skills. This training, however, takes much less time than it would in most martial arts films, in which the kid would attain mastery at about the same time he reaches adulthood. Instead what we get is a sword-wielding 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against an assortment of adult-sized demons and people in heartbreakingly threadbare monster costumes.
Hong Kong romance film.
Aunt Lan
Wang Yu as a pimp with redeeming qualities — concern for a hospitalised sister and love for a "good" girl — which throw him into conflict with his boss, with fist-fights and killings, as the inescapable result.
Wang Jung is aided by a band of female warriors led by expert swordswoman Tso Yen Jung. Together they battle the bandits seeking to raid the emperor's tomb.
Set against the backdrop of Thai International Boxing, what starts out as a happy love story between Wong, a champion boxer, and his beloved, develops into a violent and explosive saga of blood and guts. 'The Dark Alley' lights up in a furor of incredible kung fu fighting and ruthless revenge that will leave you breathless'
Tiger Wong's Mother
Fan tiene una escuela de kung fu donde pretende enseñar a mantener una vida integral y compenetrada con la lucha. Sin embargo, uno de sus alumnos, Fun, es expulsado de la escuela por no seguir las normas impuestas por Fan. Ofendido se vengará de Fan hasta llegar al asesinato de él y su esposa.
A mix of supernatural tone, comedic banter and nudity with musical numbers, it takes a while before this story of two scholars being courted and haunted by both, fox spirits and malicious ghosts, gets started. Do the scholars side with the fox spirits, trying to achieve immortality or are they being bewitched by it? It leads to a wild ending with a battle between humans, fox spirits and ghosts that seems more like a Halloween costume showcase than anything else.
Shen Chai's Mother
Un clásico del cine de artes marciales. El protagonista vive alegre y humildemente en un pequeño pueblo junto a su madre, componiendo poemas, escribiendo cartas y haciendo retratos. Un día, una joven se traslada a vivir al edificio que está junto al suyo, abandonado y que tiene fama de estar encantado. Aunque se siente atraído por ella, su llegada también supone el inicio de sus problemas, al verse involucrado en intrigas políticas.
Taiwanese romantic drama
A romance that was destined to be, becomes altered by a man's insecurity and a woman's pride. Will their love stand the test of time?
