Roy Chiao

Roy Chiao

Nascimento : 1937-03-16, 中国上海

Morte : 1999-04-15

História

Roy Chiao was a Chinese actor most famous in the Western world for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Senzo Tanaka in Bloodsport.

Perfil

Roy Chiao
Roy Chiao

Filmes

All's Well, Ends Well '97
Mr. Lo
Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing but fool around all day long. Old Mr. Lo is very annoyed about this. The relationship between father and son is thus affected. So on Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to play a joke on him. They trick him into believing he has won the lottery. Kung is so happy that he spends a tremendous amount of money. When he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane and the whole family believes him.
The Age of Miracles
Messenger of Death - white suit -
A psychic widow (Anita Yuen) makes a bargain with Death (Roy Chiao) in order to save her son's (Alan Tam) life.
Blind Romance
Tung's grandfather
Chingmy Yau is spunky girl-next-door Tung-Tung, who's hot for rich guy Wing (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), but she can’t say two words to him thanks to one of those afflictions that occurs only in movies. It seems she has this annoying problem of hyperventilating whenever a guy she likes looks at her.
Only Fools Fall in Love
Ford's Great Uncle
Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.
Neve de Verão
Lin Sun
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
Treasure Hunt
Uncle Bill
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China.
Angel of the road
Max Mok plays a truck driver who falls in love with an innocent school student (Loletta Lee). Everything seems to be perfect for Max Mok and his colleagues but conflicts with the local Hong Kong triad will soon appear.
Cageman
Fatso
This film is about the life of socially deprived people who lives in caged housing in Hong Kong. Given the very tough topic of social deprivation, extreme poverty and shockingly appalling living conditions, I expected "Cageman" to be very tough to watch. This turns out not to be the case. Instead, "Cageman" is a warm, positive and loving film about friendship. People in the caged housing live as harmonious as possible, supporting each other by their limited means.
A Kid from Tibet
Lawyer Robinson
As the evil sect known as the Black Section of Esoteric Buddhism wreaks havoc on Tibet, a young monk named Wong La (Biao Yuen) is sent to Hong Kong to recover a sacred urn that holds the power to defeat the enemies. Wong soon meets and safeguards a gorgeous woman (Michelle Reis) connected to the urn's protector, while the leader of the Black Section learns of Wong's plan and pursues the urn for himself in this martial arts thriller.
King of Gambler
Casino owner Mr. Tanaka lose face when he loses 700 million US dollars to an American player. In an attempt to win back the money Tanaka turns to the triads that have a player who possesses a pair of very special skills.
Lady Reporter
Prosecutor Yu
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.
Burning Ambition
Hwa's Father
This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho.
Mr. Fortune
Boss Cha
Toy designer Yau (Anthony Chan) is always bullied by boss (Wong Wan Si) and ex-girlfriend (Money Lo). One day, Yau runs into a beautiful but rebellious girl named Ching (Chingmy Yau), who tells him she is the target of triad harassment. Yau is determined to help her, and he resigns from his job at the encouragement of Ching. The two take low-pay jobs at a fast food chain, and gradually fall in love with each other. But their relationship is threatened when Ching's true identity as the daughter of a tycoon (Roy Chiao) is exposed.
O Grande Dragão Branco
Senzo Tanaka
O soldado americano Frank Dux vai a Hong Kong para ser aceito no Kumite, uma competição de artes marciais altamente secreta e extremamente violenta. Enquanto tenta ganhar acesso ao mundo subterrâneo dos combatentes clandestinos, ele também tem que fugir dos oficiais militares que o consideram um desertor. Depois de suportar um treinamento difícil e começar um romance com a jornalista Janice Kent, é dada a Frank a oportunidade de lutar.
Dragões Para Sempre
Judge Lo Chun Wai
Uma tranquila fazendeira começa a perceber que suas terras estão sendo poluídas. Os detritos vêm de uma industria instalada nas proximidades e por isso ela decide procurar o dono para reclamar e pedir que alguma providência seja tomada. Porém o que acontece é que o industrial chama seu bando de capangas para resolver a questão… O que eles não sabiam é que a jovem fazendeira conquistou dois aliados para sua causa e para defendê-la também.
Life Is a Moment
Astrologer
In 2035, 6262 accidentally broke into the time tunnel and returned to the world 50 years ago. When he was awake, he saw Fang Zhongxin's knowledge in 1987. In order to avoid the doubt of the party, she said that her name was Lu Yi and she stayed home temporarily. In the future world, Lu Yi, who has always been in disgust with her husband, was fond of him by the emotional sentiments of Fang Zhongxin. At the same time, in 1987, when Lu Yi’s mother was orphaned, Lu Yi was required to resolve the friendship with CITIC, and to take care of his young mother, but also to find a way to return to his own time and space. Lu Yi told her life experience that Fang agreed to find a scientist for her to help her go back.
Inspector Chocolate
Captain K.W. Kiu
Inspector Chu is an idiot to rival Inspector Clouseau. After he fails to catch a car-park full of thieves he is demoted to the missing persons squad, only to be faced with the kidnapping of the son of the star of a TV cooking show. Inspector Chocolate bungles the case, fails to dance the tango and interferes with the Miss Hong Kong pageant in his attempts to solve the case
Na Beira do Abismo
Judge
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Professor [cameo]
Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.
The Family Strikes Back
Professor
Professor Kiu (Roy Chiao) is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. Kiu orders his assistants to kidnap men to his lab, located in a private container on a vessel, for experiments. Police inspector Uncle Wah (Cho Tat-wah) had sent his subordinates to gather evidence in the vessel, but failed to find any. Shek La-mai (Dean Shek), an acrobatic performer and a former commander of the Special Duties Unit is a single father of three children. One night during a performance with his protege, Lam Hong (Gary Young Lim), witnessed and intervened in a kidnapping incident by Kiu's henchmen, and the two became targets of Kiu. On the other hand, Uncle Wah discovers Shek's resemblance to a Japanese scientist named Toyota, who colluded with Kiu. Wah formulates a plan for Shek to act undercover as Toyota in order to gather evidence from Kiu's lab.
A Fúria do Protetor
Mr. Ko
Durante um desfile de moda, onde Billy Wong e Danny Garoni são seguranças, Laura Shapiro, filha de um milionário, é sequestrada. A polícia acredita que o pai da jovem esteja envolvido com um traficante de drogas de Hong Kong, e manda os dois agentes investigarem o caso.
Indiana Jones e o Templo da Perdição
Lao Che
Em 1935, o professor, arqueólogo e aventureiro Indiana Jones tem uma nova missão: resgatar as pedras roubadas por um feiticeiro e libertar crianças escravizadas. Para tanto, enfrenta os poderes mágicos e o fanatismo de um culto que sacrifica seres humanos.
The Lost Generation
Concert guest
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
I Do!
(segment "Please, Please Me")
I DO! is a trilogy which centres on the ups and downs of romantic love. New Year's Eve revolves around Zhang Guo Zhu, an unfaithful husband who has revenge taken on him by Jenny Tseng in a most devious way. Please, Please Me is a comedy starring Kenny Bee and newcomer Yu Jia Xi as a cohabiting couple, who try hard to adhere to the rule that they can talk about love, but never about the responsibility of marriage. I Do, the main segment, has Alan Tang in a horror tale.
Shadow Ninja
It's a buddy-cop kung-fu movie.
Once Upon a Mirage
Story of five children growing up and learning about life in Hong Kong.
The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors
Hong Kong comedy.
Jogo da Morte 2
The Abbot
Enquanto procurava seu irmão Bobby, Billy Lo recebe a notícia que Chin Ku, seu amigo e mestre, morreu misteriosamente poucos dias depois de se encontrarem. Ele não aceita que um homem tão sábio e habilidoso tenha morrido repentinamente e parte para a investigação. Mas sua missão não será facilitada, pois há muitos segredos escondidos em meio aos templos e jardins.
O Ninja Branco
Durante anos, o xerife wan persegue o vilão mais temido do vilarejo - um assassino misterioso conhecido apenas como o "White Norman", pelo fato de ser albino e usar roupas brancas. Como um fantasma na noite, White Norman consegue escapar de todas as armadinhas que lhe preparam, Mas as coisas mudam quando wan recebe a ajuda de um excepcional lutador, chamado Kern.
God Father
Ghost Eye Chu Tung Shen
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a large amount of money by a card sharp, and Git promises revenge. But the card sharp, called "Card Devil", works for the ruthless gang boss Kwok, and Git is also tricked. Having pledged the garage against the debt, Git desperately seeks the assistance of the one man who is up to the task of tricking the crooks, Ghost Eye.
Murder Most Foul
Himself as a pilot
Murder Most Foul is a Hong Kong Thriller directed by and starring Richard Ng.
Itchy Fingers
Inspector
Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants Tiny's help to steal the world famous diamond.
A Title Rewon
Operação Dragão Gordo
Uncle Chiu
Ah Lung é um jovem fã de carteirinha do Bruce Lee que vai para Hong Kong trabalhar no restaurante de seu tio. Apesar de seu sobrepeso e de seu jeito desastrado, conhece muito bem a arte do kung fu e faz de tudo para igualar-se ao seu ídolo, se metendo em diversas encrencas com bandidos locais.
Jogo da Morte
Henry Lo
Billy Lo é um ator de filmes de artes marciais e sua namorada, Ann Morris, é uma cantora que está atingindo a fama. Agora, o sindicato quer que os dois se unam a eles, mas Billy sabe que serão tratados como propriedades e, após um ataque que quase o mata, forja sua morte e prepara uma vingança impiedosa.
Follow the Star
Drunken Sheng
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing's garage for repairs. When Harry and she drive off, the car's undercarriage Ah Sing and drags him along. Fate steps in the form of five toughles who stop the car and kidnap Gayle to a farmhouse. It so happens that Gayle's father and the five were robbers but the father took off with all the money while the five were caught. They want the money back now they have served the time...
Foxbat
Doctor Vod
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
The Good, the Bad and the Loser
The Loser
The Good, the Bad and the Loser is a Hong Kong Martial Arts-Comedy starring Richard Ng.
Let's Rock
Drama by James Wong Jim
Ghost Under the Cold Moonlight
Taiwanese horror film.
The Last Message
Mr. Chiang Wo
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure.
The Valiant Ones
Yu Da You
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations of Japanese pirates and corrupt officials.
Games Gamblers Play
Man at milk bar getting parking ticket
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?
Blood Reincarnation
A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot in a field. Believing that the pot contains treasure, they kill the old woman, only to find that it contains nothing but bones. The pregnant woman goes into labor over the dead woman's body, and blood from that event drips onto the corpse. The baby, when born, is fully able to bite his father's finger off and kill him. The second episode concerns an adulterous couple who, when discovered by the woman's husband, nail him up in a box and try various means to dispose of him, all of them somehow lacking finality. The final episode concerns a man who is wrongly accused and executed for a murder he did not commit. Using a bit of magic as he dies, he is able to return to his home for a few days as a very vigorous ghost.
Golden Needles
Lin Tao
An ancient Asian statue with the power to grant health and long life via secret acupuncture points is being pursued by a wealthy criminal, but his plans are put in peril when a slovenly detective is tasked with protecting the relic.
The Blue Lamp in Winter Night
A good, atmospheric, turn-of-the-century horror story with ghosts, vampires, and an impossible love triangle.
O Destino de Lee Khan
Tsao Yu-kun
Lee Khan, um alto oficial sob o imperador mongol Yuan da dinastia Yuan (ano 1366) obtém o mapa de batalha do exército do rebelde chinês Chu Yuan-Chang. Espiões rebeldes, auxiliados pela traição dentro das fileiras de Khan, lutam para encurralá-lo em uma pousada.
Operação Dragão
Shaolin Abbott
O chefão chinês Han realiza um torneio de artes marciais em sua ilha-fortaleza, mas o evento serve apenas de desculpa para o recrutamento de novos distribuidores de ópio.
The Call-Girls
A story of female sex workers across all social strata.
Cheat to Cheat
Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang.
Cheating in Panorama
A Tocha de Zen
Abbot Hui Yuan
Shen Chai, um artista, decide durante a noite investigar estranhos barulhos no forte abandonado onde vive. Ele acaba conhecendo Yang, que também vive por lá e é perseguida pelos assassinos de seus pais. Logo, ele se vê envolto na trama.
The Arch
Captain Yang
A widow upholds feudal virtue by suppressing her love for a cavalry captain in favor of her daughter.
Escorts Over Tiger Hill
A war between two generals, one of whom drafts Jing Wuji, a former fighter who has become a monk, to escort a group of prisoners over the mountains. The monk's efforts are complicated by the reappearance of his two vengeful ex-wives.
Travels with a Sword
Cockeyed Tiger
Travels with a Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
The Blue Poisonous Bees
Lung King-tin
In realising their scheme to rule the underworld, the Poisonous Snake Gang breeds the 'Blue Poisonous Bees' and sends Red Rose over to the blue-clad Flying Dragon Gang to execute the 'Flying Sting' mission. Shadowed by the competent fighter Lung King-tin, Ma Tung-choi demands that the newcomer obtain the nuclear pistol from Poisonous Snake to prove her loyalty. Anna Tai of the Female Monster Gang intercepts the two and makes them yield the pistol before locking them up. Upon Lung's heroic rescue, Rose shifts loyalty to Flying Dragon but the Poisonous Snake spies strike, abducting the three to a garage where a brawl breaks out. Armed with the pistol, Anna frees the captives. She bestows the pistol on Flying Dragon as a token of goodwill, putting behind her unrequited love for Ma who loves only Rose. Poisonous Snake launches a raid on Flying Dragon only to be wiped out by the deadly bees that they breed but fail to contain.
Cinco Dragões Dourados
Inspector Chiao
While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of criminal negotiations between a mean gang, the Five Golden Dragons and the local mobsters.
Gold Button
Hong Kong action film.
Double Exposure
Mona's second uncle
Mona Lam, who works for a swindling syndicate under duress, scours a nightclub for her new prey and finds the rich heir Cheng Siu-chuen. Struggling to find true bliss, the lovers gain the blessing of Lam's second uncle. On the eve of Cheng's father's birthday banquet, Lam is pressured to strike again under the watchful eye of Lucy sent by the man who's pulling the strings on the marionette behind the scenes who has threatened to kill Cheng. The quick-witted woman aborts the operation, claiming to have spotted her previous victims from amongst the guests. Her confession gains Cheng's understanding, but not his father's. The ringleader brings the liaison to an end by blackmailing the father and putting Lam under house arrest. Helping the girl flee, Second Uncle is killed in the commotion. The police act on the father's tip-off and bust the gang, clearing the way for the lovers to tie the knot.
A Debt of Blood
Ma Jen-shan
During the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance, the young daughter of Ma Renshan, the president of North China Hospital, was killed by the Japanese army. His second daughter Ma Xiuyun and his younger brother Ma Shaohua joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas.
The Black Musketeer 'F'
Bureau Chief Fong
First film in the series, based on Ni Kuang's spy pulp novels. Police Commissioner Fong enlists the chivalrous female bandit Muk Lan-fa to retrieve the latest gadget that emits deadly laser beam and its protocol, which allegedly have been transferred away by Ho Tin-hung. Sensing his life in danger, Ho recruits the agent Ko Cheung as his aide, but no sooner has Ko set foot in his house than Ho is murdered. The opportunistic Detective Chan coerces Ko into the hunt by implicating him in the crime. Masking their own agenda, Muk and Ko enter into a duel of wits which leaves the beaten Ko with a counterfeit. Having abducted Muk's mother, Chan presses Muk and her cousin Sau-chen to surrender the genuine article, but Ko unmasks Chan, the spy, by baiting him with the weapon. The police squad led by Fong and Commissioner Suen swarm onto the scene, arresting Chan while he is attempting to flee holding Muk's mother hostage. Chan dies amidst a shower of bullets fired by his own daughter Sau-chen.
Romance of the Forbidden City
Hong Chengchou
Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam.
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
Continuing the story of Part I, the plots follows the tragic fate of teahouse songstress Shen, who is forced to become the mistress of the evil warlord Liu. When the latter discovers that she has had a secret rendezvous with her lover Fan, he tortures her to insanity. A fine melodrama, indeed the best a studio can offer in its time, The Story of Three Loves is also the last film of screen diva Grace Chang who plays two roles, the tender and affectionate Shen, and the arrogant and spoiled He...
The Story of Three Loves: Part 1
Based upon a hugely popular romance novel by Shanghai writer Zhang Henshui, the film tells the intriguing relationship between a rich Beijing college boy and three young women: a street artist, an upper class lady, and a teahouse songstress.
Because of Her
Jin Shiming
Li Meixin rejects Du Ziping's marriage proposal on the eve of Du's departure to further his studies in Japan. Li joins a travelling troupe under Jin Shiming and becomes a success overnight. While performing in Singapore, Li discovers she is pregnant. For the sake of Li and the unborn child, Jin marries Li. Due to financial losses, Jin's troupe is disbanded. Du returns from Japan and is invited to play the male lead opposite Li in a new troupe. Caught in a dilemma, Li dies in a fall while running away from Du.
Ladies First
Wang Shu
Chen Liujin and Zhang Lihong have a chance encounter with Wang Shu and Li Rong during an outing to the beach. Chen admires Wang, but Wang has fallen for Zhang's charm; Zhang fancies Li, whose heart is set on Chen ironically. The two young men seek to approach their objects of affection on the pretext of inviting the dream date of each other to an outing in the country during which they are teased and made fun of by the two women. To wipe away the shame, Wang and Li plot to intoxicate the women, who pretend to be in a drunken stupor while calling for help from their uncle and father respectively. In front of the elders, Chen declares her love for Wang, and Zhang for Li. Hit with the realisation of the women's sentiments, the two men reciprocate their respective admirers with their well-deserved love.
Lily of the Valley
It's Always Spring
Xu Zhaofeng
Singaporean diva Li Ailian has arrived in Hong Kong to further her singing career. Xu Zhaofeng helps her land a job at Spring Wind Palace. Provoked by jealousy, Xu's long-time girlfriend Tao Haiyin, a local diva, insists on performing at the Palace, too. And when two divas strut their stuff, it's great tunes and hot action. Haiyin's brother Zhengsheng, the bandleader, has fallen out with his sister due to his infatuation with Li. Li misunderstands Zhengsheng's intentions initially but his devotion speaks volumes. Haiyin and Xu also reconcile.
Death Traps
Helen Li Mei plays the role of an alcoholic who, in a state of drunkenness, mistakenly hires a mafia boss to kill herself. Li has often been compared to singer/actress Bai Guang who is also renowned for her femme fatale image. Both actresses impress the audience with a combination of their stunning beauty and the subtle sexiness of their exceptional performance.
Between Tears and Laughter
Zheng Dajiang
This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives.
Happily Ever After
Jin Wenou falls out with his business-minded father when he decides on painting instead of studying business. Mary, his fiancée, finances him to get his own studio. One day his dying father wishes to see Mary. Unable to contact her, Wenou gets Wanping to stand in. Wenou's father miraculously recovers upon seeing Wanping. He is infuriated when Wenou tells him that his fiancée is actually Mary and declares Wanping as the only heiress to his fortune.
June Bride
Mai Qin
To marry her fiance Dong Jifang, Wang Danlin and her father Zhuoran take the cruise home to Hong Kong. The daughter fails to see eye to eye with her father who covets after Dong's money for speculation. On the ship, she suffers intensive courtship from the Filipino Chinese Lin Yamang. Meanwhile, Dong is eager to match his old frame Bai Jin with the sailor Mai Qin, but Mai mistakes Danlin for Bai and falls in love with her, resulting in a morass of troubles. Finding out Dong's affair with Bai, Danlin calls off the wedding in anger. Dong responds by deciding to marry Jin. Their nuptials are saved with the timely intervention of Mai.
Devotion
Devotion, should be grim enough a lesson for my teenager in love. Little Kitty Ting Hao suffers due to social evils that ruthlessly rob her of the inalienable right to marry Chang Yang, the man she loves. Her incidental misbehaviour with Chang, which leads to the birth of a fatherless baby, does the final nailing of her coffin. Fortunately their daughter is intelligent and strong enough to be the master of circumstances and fights for her own love.
Sister Long Legs
A comedy about a family with two sisters.
Ferry to Hong Kong
Johnny Sing-Up
Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. Unable to go ashore, Conrad is a permanent passenger on the ferry with Hart, who detests him. It's all one long, lazy voyage for Conrad until one fateful trip when an encounter with a typhoon and pirates forces Conrad to choose between an aimless drifter's life and becoming a man again.
Air Hostess
Lei Tai-Ying
Back in 1959, air hostess was considered one of the most glamorous and privileged occupations for young girls with a dream. This first colour production of MP & GI details the ins and outs of the profession and takes the three lead actresses, Ge Lan (Grace Chang), Julia Ye Feng and Dolly Su Feng through a series of tough training. After their graduation, the film then brings them, and the audience, to exotic places like Bangkok, Singapore and Taiwan.
Spring Song
Buffalo
Teenage idols Grace Chang and Jeanette Lin Cui played competitive university freshman fighting against each other for almost anything : fame, recognition and, of course, guys, who were played by Cathay heart-throbs Peter Chen Hou end Roy Chiao.
The Alishan Uprising
In May of 1949, director Zhang Ying and screenwriter Zhang Che took people to Taiwan to shoot a film that reflected Taiwan's Gaoshan tribe. Unexpectedly, when it was completed, it coincided with the war between the KMT and the Communist Party in Shanghai. Later, the Kuomintang government completely withdrew from Shanghai to Taiwan, and the film crew stayed in Taiwan. The film was also premiered in Taiwan, becoming the first feature film in Taiwanese film history. The episode "High Mountain Green" was widely sung that year and became a classic in film music.