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Films from the country "taiwan", sorted by rating
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A Confucian Confusion (1994)
, 2h5Directed by Edward Yang (楊德昌)
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Chen Shiang-chyi, Elaine Jin, Sisi Chen, Hung Hung
Le film se déroule dans la ville de Taipei à l'époque contemporaine. Le film suit un groupe d'hommes et de femmes de milieux aisés confrontés à la vie quotidienne frénétique de la mégalopole.
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
, 1h33Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
Actors Edward Yang (楊德昌)
Tung-tung et sa petite sœur Pi-yun partent pour quelques semaines chez leur grand-père, leur mère étant très malade. À travers les vacances des enfants, lumineuses et gaies, à travers leurs jeux anodins, la mort et des drames insoupconnés jaillissent dans le monde des adultes.
A Touch of Zen (1971)
, 3h20Directed by King Hu
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Xu Feng, Roy Chiao, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching Ying, Jackie Chan
The story is largely seen through the eyes of Ku, who is a well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, with a tendency towards being clumsy and ineffectual. A stranger arrives in town wanting his portrait painted by Ku, but his real objective is to bring a female fugitive back to the city for execution on behalf of the East Chamber guards. The fugitive, Yang, is befriended by Ku and together they plot against the corrupt Eunuch Wei who wants to eradicate all trace of her family after her father attempts to warn the Emperor of the eunuch's corruption.
Secret (2007)
, 1h41Directed by Jay Chou
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Documentary, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Time travel films, Musical films
Actors Kwai Lun-mei, Jay Chou, Anthony Wong
Ye Xianglun est un étudiant en musique avec une spécialisation piano. Il vient d’être transféré d’une école secondaire dans une école célèbre, réputée pour ses élèves doués en musique et particulièrement au piano. Le premier jour dans l'école, comme il erre à travers le bâtiment réservé aux cours de piano, il entend une mélodie mystérieuse jouée dans une des salles. En suivant le son, il trouve Lu Xiaoyu, une autre remarquable joueuse de piano. Quand il lui pose des questions sur la chanson qu’elle jouait, elle lui dit que c’est un secret qui ne peut être dit. Les deux musiciens développent une relation qui est assombrie de mystère. Lorsque Xianglun apprend à Xiaoyu que le bâtiment des cours de piano va être démoli le jour de la remise des diplômes, elle lui enseigne la musique secrète, mais lui demande en échange de ne pas la jouer sur le piano le plus ancien du bâtiment.
Lust, Caution (2007)
, 2h38Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Spy, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Carlo Chin, Anupam Kher, Wang Hui-Ling
The film takes place in the 1940s, when Shanghai was under Japanese occupation. A young Chinese woman named Mrs Mai is sitting in a luxurious cafe. She makes a phone call, signaling a group of resistance agents to load their weapons.
, 4h36Directed by Wei Te-Sheng
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Actors Masanobu Ando, Bokeh Kosang, Vivian Hsu, Chie Tanaka, Jyunichi Haruta, Dean Fujioka
The film Seediq Bale depicts the Wushe Incident, which occurred near Qilai Mountain of Taiwan under Japanese rule. Mona Rudao, a chief of Mahebu village of Seediq people, led warriors fighting against the Japanese.
Rebels of the Neon God (1994)
, 1h46Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Chao-jung, Wang Yu-Wen, Lu Yi-Ching
Hsiao Kang (interprété par Lee Kang-sheng) passe son temps à déambuler dans les rues de Taipei à pied ou à motocyclette. Un jour, alors qu'il circule exceptionnellement dans le taxi de son père, il remarque un jeune homme à scooter. Ce dernier, agacé par les coups de klaxon de son père, casse le rétroviseur de la voiture. Hsiao Kang le retrouve quelque temps plus tard et le suit. S'ensuit une fascination progressive de Kan-sheng pour ce jeune homme et sa petite amie.
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
, 3h4Directed by King Hu
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Xu Feng, Sylvia Chang, Tien Feng
Ho, a young student, is responsible for translating Buddhist sutras which are said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He went to a monastery to fulfill its task. He meets strange people: Mr. Tsui and his friend Chang, a Chinese drum Melody player, an old washerwoman and a flutist.
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983)
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Musical
The movie centres around the lives of a speech-impaired army veteran and his adopted daughter. He works as a bottle recycler either buying used bottles or picking up discarded bottles with his tricycle wagon. He lives within a shanty ghetto part of the city with his woman companion who is dependent on him bringing back a bottle of saki every evening. He is affectionately known as "Uncle" in the ghetto.
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.
Blue Gate Crossing (2002)
, 1h24Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Kwai Lun-mei, Chen Bo-Lin, Yao Yuanhao
La rencontre et les premiers émois amoureux entre Kerou, une lycéenne de 17 ans, et de Shihao, un champion de natation.
Vive L'Amour (1995)
, 1h58Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Chao-jung, Yang Kuei-Mei, Lu Yi-Ching
Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng), a young salesman, discovers a key to an apartment in its lock and takes it. He soon moves into one of the bedrooms, and one night he attempts to commit suicide by slitting his wrists while lying on the bed.
Dragon Inn (1967)
, 1h51Directed by King Hu
Origin Taiwan
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Xu Feng, Sammo Hung
Tsao, the emperor's first eunuch, has successfully bested General Yu, his political opponent. The general was beheaded but his remaining children have been exiled from China. As the children are being escorted to the western border of the Chinese empire, Tsao plots to have the children killed. Tsao's secret police lie in ambush at the desolate Dragon Gate Inn. Martial arts expert Hsiao shows up at the inn, wanting to meet the innkeeper. Unknown to the secret police is that the innkeeper, Wu Ning, was one of the general's lieutenants and has summoned Hsiao to help the children. A brother-sister martial-artist team (children of another Yu lieutenant) also show up to help. These four race to find Yu's children and lead them to safety.
The Hole (1999)
, 1h35Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Yang Kuei-Mei, Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, Lu Yi-Ching
A strange disease hits Taiwan just before the turn of the new millennium. Despite evacuation orders, tenants of a rundown apartment building stay put, including shop owner Hsiao-Kang (Kang-sheng Lee).