História de Taipei (1985)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 2H 0M
Director : Edward Yang
Escritor : Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-wen, Edward Yang
Sinopse
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
Jim Craig viveu os primeiros 18 anos de sua vida no alto das montanhas, na fazenda de sua família. Agora, depois da morte de seu pai, ele precisa trabalhar, juntar dinheiro para garantir a posse da fazenda e assim se tornar um homem respeitado.
An ambitious journalist who witnessed a hit-and-run years ago reboots his investigation led by newly emerged clues. As he beats the clock to save the only survivor after her sudden disappearance, layers of unimaginable dark truths around a corrupted system start peeling.
A China-Taiwan cross-cultural rom-com with an excellent, unforced chemistry between its leads, Apolitical Romance follows Mainland girl (Huang Lu) as she visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother’s first love from 60-odd years ago.
In order to pursue a life different from the past, two musicians with different backgrounds leave Taipei. One is Tz-Fan Hsu, the head of the band, The Last Wave, and the other is Thomas, the driving force behind Sheng-Xiang & Band. The two landed in Kaohsiung to start a new musical life.
The story of a young Taiwanese girl who is rescued from the clutches of a Chinese official by a heroic Japanese soldier. As he savagely attempts to force the girl to marry him, the Chinese official is scared away by the flashing eyes of a Buddha statue.
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. Since the family has difficulty expressing their love for each other, the intricate preparation of banquet quality dishes for their Sunday dinners is the surrogate for their familial feelings.
Ex-detetive Brenner quer manter-se longe de problemas, mas vários casos de assassinato e sua ex-namorada Klara finalmente acabam por envolvê-lo. Mas a tomada de decisões não é um de seus pontos fortes.
O filme apresenta a história de uma família chinesa que se muda para Taiwan. A princípio temporária, a nova moradia acaba se tornando definitiva.
Chuck Connors stars in this routine martial arts feature as the Colonel. He sends agents Sonny (Mike Kelly) and Dennis (George Nichols) to Taiwan in search of microfilm containing experiments on genetic engineering. The agents soon find themselves up against Japanese killers known as the Sakura who plan to sell United States secrets to the Soviet Union. Sonny and Dennis train with a martial arts master in order to fight the enemy and obtain the coveted microfilm.
An Autobiography charts the influence of the filmmaker’s six-year experience as an African American woman in Taiwan after college graduation. The highly original film recounts Welbon’s discovery, through another language and culture, of being respected for who she is, without the constant of American racism, and how it helped her achieve self-knowledge. Linking this story with that of earlier women in Welbon’s family, the richly textured memoir blends dramatic sequences with documentary footage.
Doris simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie turns the café into a burgeoning bartering business. There, even a soulful song (by Japanese singer Atari Kosuke in a cameo) is a tradable commodity. One day, a traveler brings in 35 soaps from around the world with a story for each of them, awakening Doris' imagination about the outside world that she has never seen.
The story of a Chinese patriot who avenges his father's death, agitates Chinese tungsten miners against their Japanese masters and falls in love with a Japanese beauty at the same time.
In the early 1950s, even the small villages in Taiwan were bathed in the atmosphere of White Terror. It was a difficult time for all. There was a beautiful young woman called A-zhen. She always felt that there was something weird in her house since she got married to her husband, A-yi, the village glassblower. A-zhen was very curious about the mystery surrounding the wall in her house. So, one day, she decided to investigate the real secret behind the wall.
In this one-of-a-kind fantasy comedy, Didi is an aspiring actress trying to prove herself to her superstar sister. She keeps having the same dream about love affairs of a woman named Xu Chunmei, who owns a spaceship restaurant known for a noodle soup with ancestral secret recipe. After overcoming countless hardships, Didi finally gets her long expected career breakthrough, but life takes unexpected turns at the same time and the truths about her dreams start to unveil. A hilarious and tearful ode to the golden age of local variety entertainment, reputed TV host and best-selling author Kevin Tsai's directorial debut stars his longtime partner Dee Hsu(Little S) in the most influential TV show in the Chinese speaking world, Kangsi Coming.
Marion é uma mulher que aprendeu a se proteger de suas emoções. Ela aluga um apartamento para trabalhar sem ser perturbada em seu novo livro, mas por alguma anomalia acústica ela pode ouvir tudo o que é dito no apartamento ao lado em que um psiquiatra mantém seu consultório. Quando ela ouve uma mulher jovem dizer que muita dificuldade para suportar sua vida, Marion começa a refletir sobre sua própria vida. Depois de uma série de eventos, ela chega a entender como sua atitude impassível em relação às pessoas ao seu redor afetou a si e a ela mesma.
A young man meets his childhood love one rainy night in the city of dreams. When they both realise that the desire for more can ruin what is special between them do they listen to their head or their heart?
China keeps claiming sovereignty over Taiwan. The USA believes the Tech industry of the island nation needs to be protected. Prominent international experts from both sides, China vs. USA, Empires At War explores all the issues that could lead to war.
O filme mostra o reencontro de sete colegas da Universidade de Michigan, após dez anos da formatura, devido ao suicídio de um amigo em comum. A partir dessa reunião, eles iniciam um complexo balanço de suas vidas e muitos segredos e mentiras serão revelados.
The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.
Adam fica arrasado ao saber que sua ex-namorada o convidou para o seu breve casamento. Voltando para casa, ele enfrenta sentimentos não resolvidos enquanto tenta convencer a si mesmo e a todos os outros de que está verdadeiramente feliz por ela.
Aparentemente feitos um para o outro, um casal de jovens namorados abandona sua pequena cidade para viver em Taipei, onde começam a procurar trabalho. Aos poucos, a relação vai se deteriorando frente às dificuldades que encontram no dia-a-dia.
Coréia antiga, 4 de julho de 1762. O príncipe herdeiro Hyojang, nomeado postumamente Sado, filho do rei Yeongjo da dinastia Joseon, é acusado de traição. Assim, o rei pede que ele cometa suicídio, mas os seus vassalos mais próximos impedem, então o rei ordena que o príncipe entre num baú de arroz de madeira, onde sofre privação de comida e água.