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Films from the country "taiwan", sorted by production date
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One Day (2010)
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Romance
Actors Chang Shu-hao, Yuan Shanshan
Au Revoir Taipei (2010)
, 1h25Directed by Arvin Chen
Origin Taiwan
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Amber Kuo (郭采潔), Jack Kao
Kai, a lovesick young man, wants to leave Taipei in hopes of getting to Paris to be with his girlfriend. Kai spends long nights in a bookstore studying French, where Susie, a girl who works there, begins to take an interest in him. After one extra ordinary night, Kai finds the excitement and romance he was longing for are already right there in Taipei.
The King of Fighters (2010)
, 1h33Directed by Gordon Chan, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman
Origin Taiwan
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Fantastic, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Sean Faris, Maggie Q, Will Yun Lee, Ray Park, Françoise Yip, Monique Ganderton
At a museum in Boston, Rugal Bernstein steals three relics: The Kagura Mirror, the Yagami Necklace and the Kusanagi Sword. He uses them to disappear into a dimensional portal to awaken the mythical entity known as the Orochi, which would grant him limitless powers. However, the sword is revealed to be a fake - thus, Rugal's quest is delayed. Mai Shiranui is told by an injured Chizuru Kagura that the whereabouts of the real sword are with Saisyu Kusanagi, who is housed at a mental institution. She is also warned that she alone must defeat Rugal and her boyfriend Iori Yagami should not be involved. At the institution, Mai meets a catatonic Saisyu and his son Kyo, but Iori's presence suddenly breaks Saisyu's catatonic state, and the elder Kusanagi threatens to kill Iori before losing consciousness and dying.
Monga (2010)
, 2h20Directed by Doze Niu
Origin Taiwan
Genres Thriller
Actors Rhydian Vaughan, Doze Niu
Monga (now known as Wanhua District) is one of Taipei's districts. Mosquito (Mark Chao) and his friends have no illusions about the unwritten laws that prevail in this part of town: if you want to survive here, you’ve got to be stronger than your enemies.
Ghosted (2009)
Directed by Monika Treut
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Inga Busch, Huan-Ru Ke, Jack Kao, Lu Yi-Ching
Toujours en deuil de la mort de son amour, une artiste allemande lesbienne découvre qu'elle est attirée par une journaliste taïwanais mystérieuse et sexy.
Pinoy Sunday (2009)
, 1h22Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Actors Bayani Agbayani, Jeffrey Quizon, Alessandra De Rossi, Lu Yi-Ching, Meryll Soriano
Dado Tagalog and Manuel dela Cruz are two Overseas Filipino workers employed with Giant Bicycles in Taiwan. While Dado misses his wife and daughter back home, he has been dating a Personal Care Assistant named Anna. Meanwhile, Manuel has hopelessly been in love with a club hostess named Cecilia. One Sunday after Church, a chain of events occurs between the two friends. Manuel tries to ask Cecilia out on a date when he spots her at a hair salon. He does her a favor by buying mango ice drinks for Cecilia and her companions, only for them to flake out on him. Dado foolishly decides to break up with Anna on her birthday, which he had forgotten all along.
The Treasure Hunter (2009)
, 1h45Origin Taiwan
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jay Chou, Lin Chi-ling, Eric Tsang, Will Liu, Wong Yat-fei
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is a rumor that buried amongst the sand exists a tomb containing countless riches. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupts. A notorious international crime group, The Company, manage to hunt down the map keeper but not before he manages to pass the map to a young chivalrous man, Qiao Fei (Jay Chou).
, 1h36Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
In a small lazy southern Taiwan port town, two lonely youths are desperate to escape their drab existence. The first half of the movie is humorous at times, with the child Ah-gui seemingly intent on being killed or maimed. Her father brings home naked mannequins in his drunken stupor, to replace the wife who left him. Ah-gui's world has always been different, and the adults around her don't know why. Her grandmother takes her to see a local shaman to find out why. The shaman says her spirit has gone, but it will return when she grows up. To Ah-gui the world is black, gray, and white and full of constant frustration. Testing at her school finally determines that she is completely color blind.
Prince of Tears (2009)
Directed by Yonfan
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
Actors Océane Zhu, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Kenneth Tsang Wing Kong, Jack Kao, Yonfan
Invitation Only (2009)
, 1h35Origin Taiwan
Genres Horror, Crime, Slasher
Actors Maria Ozawa
Wade Chen, who works for a rich and powerful CEO, Mr. Yang, accidentally sees his boss having sex with supermodel Dana. His boss supposedly rewards him by sending him to an exclusive party on company money. Wade's evening at the party includes receiving a new car, dancing, gambling and sex with the boss' mistress Dana. However, leaving the party is a problem and the guests are systematically hunted down and slaughtered by a masked slasher.
Cannot Live Without You (2009)
, 1h25Directed by Leon Dai
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
The story concerns a poor Hakka dock worker Li Wu Hsiung fighting to reclaim the custody of his seven-year-old girl. Unsuccessful and clinging to the faithful daughter, he threatens to jump off a bridge.
Hear Me (2009)
, 1h49Directed by Fen-Fen Cheng
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Ivy Chen, Michelle Chen Yan-hsi
Nées sourdes, Xiao Peng se trouve avec l'équipe de natation pour handicapés dans l'espoir de participer aux Jeux olympiques, aux côtés de sa petite sœur Yang Yang qui l'encourage régulièrement. Y apparaît le jeune Tian Kuo qui, apportant le déjeuner à l’équipe, est bouleversé par la conversation en langue des signes taïwanaise des deux filles et s'éprend pour Yang Yang.
Miao Miao (2008)
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Kang Ren Wu
Miao Miao est une jeune lycéenne chinoise un peu introvertie. Elle est transférée à Taipei pour une année scolaire. Là elle fait la connaissance de Xiao-Ai, une jeune fille impertinente et toutes les deux deviennent rapidement inséparables. Mais leur solide amitié sera bientôt contrariée par Chen Fei, un vendeur de CD dont Miao Miao est tombée amoureuse...
Soul of a Demon (2008)
, 2h6Directed by Chang Tso-chi
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
S’étant livré à la justice à la place de son petit frère Jen pour un homicide involontaire que celui-ci a commis, Che est emprisonné pendant trois ans. Pendant ce temps, Jen a trouvé refuge auprès de son père au Japon. Après sa libération et son retour chez lui, à Su’ao, dans le comté de Yilan, sur la côte nord-est de Taïwan, Che est rempli d'angoisse, de haine envers son père japonais qui l’a abandonné lorsqu'il était enfant et d’indignation au souvenir de la mort de sa mère, qui s’est suicidée. Il s’inquiète des pulsions irrationnelles de Jen et, dans un même temps, fait face au sentiment d’être prisonnier de sa relation avec son père et des luttes maffieuses qui structurent la vie de sa famille.