Shi-ying ( Sung Yuhua ), a university freshman who works at a cafe . Here, she meets with A Bu-si ( Megan Lai ), a lesbian who is a professional coffee maker who can make any types of coffee drinks according to customers’ order, the shop’s proprietress ( Vivian Chow ) who talks less and loves to be alone and sitting in a constant seat most of the time, and Ze-Yu ( Marcus C ), who was the partner of the shop’s female owner .Read More »
Taiwan
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Chin-Lin Chiang – Deng yi ge ren ka fei AKA Café. Waiting. Love (2014)
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KEFF – Taipei Suicide Story (2020)
2011-2020DramaKEFFShort FilmTaiwanPLOT:
A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei, Taiwan forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.Read More » -
Various – Huang se gu shi AKA The Game They Called Sex (1988)
Various1981-1990RomanceTaiwanThe turbulent life of Chu Hsiao-Min and her growth from girl to woman.Read More »
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Adiong Lu – The Boiling Water LAMA (2019)
2011-2020Adiong LuDocumentaryTaiwanA small village, Xiongtuo, situated in the Tibetan remote region in Sichuan, China.Read More »
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Hsiao-Hsien Hou & Chuang-Hsiang Tseng & Jen Wan – Er zi de da wan ou AKA The Sandwich Man (1983)
Hsiao-hsien Hou1981-1990ArthouseChuang-Hsiang TsengDramaJen WanTaiwanThree vignettes from three different directors that tell stories of ordinary people during Taiwan’s Cold War period.Read More »
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Laha Mebow – Gaga (2022)
2021-2030DramaLaha MebowTaiwanIMDB:
A widely-revered elder of an indigenous community in northeastern Taiwan, Hayung passes away in his sleep, leaving behind a family troubled with a land dispute and financial problems. His widow, two sons, and their loved ones must stick together to overcome whatever challenges lying ahead. Unplanned, one of Hayung’s granddaughters gets pregnant with a baby boy, whom Hayung’s widow decides to name after her late husband. What will become of Hayung’s family through their struggles to finance a risky mayoral campaign, the stake of which is so high that Hayung’s sons would resort to anything to win? What are the consequences of violating Ga Ga, the forgotten traditional tribal norms?Read More » -
Ming-liang Tsai – Xiao hai AKA Boys (1991)
1991-2000ArthouseDramaMing-liang TsaiTaiwanExplores the background behind an adolescent (Lee Kang-sheng) extorting money from other adolescents.Read More »
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Ming-liang Tsai – Ni na bian ji dian AKA What Time is it There? (2001)
2001-2010ArthouseDramaMing-liang TsaiTaiwanWhen a young street vendor with a grim home life meets a woman on her way to Paris, they forge an instant connection. He changes all the clocks in Taipei to French time; as he watches François Truffaut’s “Les 400 Coups,” she has a strange encounter with its now-aging star, Jean-Pierre Leaud.Read More »
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Lung Chien – Wu lin long hu dou AKA The Bravest Revenge (1970)
1961-1970ActionLung ChienTaiwanFive good fighters (Polly, Tien Peng, Man Chung San, Sit Hon, and another guy) fight countless sword battles against evil Yee Yuen and his minions.Read More »