Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen (Chinese: 吳念真; born 5 August, 1952) is a Taiwanese screenwriter, director, and writer. He is one of the most prolific and highly regarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New Taiwanese Cinema, although he has also acted in a number of films, like Edward Yang's film Yi Yi (2000).

  • Title: Wu Nien-jen
  • Popularity: 21.43
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1952-08-05
  • Place of Birth: Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan
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  • Also Known As: 吳念真, 吳明瑞, Wu Ming-swi, Nien-Jen Wu, Wu Nian-Zhen, Wu Niann-Jen, N. J. Wu, Wu Nien-Chen, Ng Lim-Chan, Wu Wen-Chin, 吳文欽
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Wu Nien-jen Movies

  • 2000
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    Yi Yi
    Yi Yi

    7.9 2000 HD

    Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Wu Nien-jen

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  • 2014
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    The Boar King
    The Boar King

    6 2014 HD

    When Cho loses her husband Ying and her family business in a massive typhoon, she is devastated.Then the villagers begin receiving mail from Ying. Is...

    Genre:

    Cast: Tsai Chen-Nan

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  • 1989
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    A City of Sadness
    A City of Sadness

    7.3 1989 HD

    The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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  • 2013
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    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    7.595 2013 HD

    Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wu Nien-jen

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  • 2016
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    My Egg Boy
    My Egg Boy

    5.5 2016 HD

    Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Ariel Lin

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  • 1987
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    Daughter of the Nile
    Daughter of the Nile

    7 1987 HD

    Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Yang Lin

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  • 2006
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    Island Etude
    Island Etude

    7.429 2006 HD

    Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he graduates from college.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ming-hsiang Tung

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  • 1985
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    Taipei Story
    Taipei Story

    7.5 1985 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Chin Tsai

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  • 1995
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    Kangaroo Man
    Kangaroo Man

    1 1995 HD

    "Kangaroo Man" is produced by China Film Co., Ltd., directed by Liu Yiming drama, Qiu Xinzhi, Chen Wenmin to participate in the show. The film tells...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Qiu Xinzhi

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  • 1985
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    My Favorite Season
    My Favorite Season

    1 1985 HD

    Bi Bao-Liang is a 29 year-old man who believes that he will have bad luck if he touches a woman before he turns thirty. Liu Xiang-mei is a beautiful...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sylvia Chang

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  • 2013
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    Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
    Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

    6.1 2013 HD

    More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. However, the street banquet business...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tony Yang

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  • 1983
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    That Day, on the Beach
    That Day, on the Beach

    7.7 1983 HD

    Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvia Chang

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  • 1996
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    Mahjong
    Mahjong

    7.414 1996 HD

    Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

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  • 2020
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    Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero
    Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

    1 2020 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wu Nien-jen

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  • 2015
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    Fly, Kite Fly
    Fly, Kite Fly

    10 2015 HD

    The black kite, generally referred to as “the eagle” in Taiwan, used to be very widespread and so common that it is the main character in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wu Nien-jen

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  • 1988
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    I Love Mary
    I Love Mary

    1 1988 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen

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  • 2023
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    Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill
    Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

    1 2023 HD

    A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wu Nien-jen

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  • 2023
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    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    1 2023 HD

    CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Chen Ming-Chang

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  • 1993
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    The Puppetmaster
    The Puppetmaster

    6.6 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Li Tian-Lu

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  • 1983
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    That Day, on the Beach
    That Day, on the Beach

    7.7 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvia Chang

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  • 1996
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    Buddha Bless America
    Buddha Bless America

    5.2 1996 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lin Cheng-sheng

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  • 1996
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    Buddha Bless America
    Buddha Bless America

    5.2 1996 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lin Cheng-sheng

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  • 1995
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    A Borrowed Life
    A Borrowed Life

    6.929 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsai Chen-Nan

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  • 1995
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    A Borrowed Life
    A Borrowed Life

    6.929 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsai Chen-Nan

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  • 1983
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    The Sandwich Man
    The Sandwich Man

    6.958 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Chen Bo-zheng

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  • 1982
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    Portrait of a Fanatic
    Portrait of a Fanatic

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Chung Fei Hsu

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  • 1984
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    The Woman of Wrath
    The Woman of Wrath

    5.3 1984 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Pat Ha

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  • 1986
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    Dust in the Wind
    Dust in the Wind

    7.6 1986 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Chien-wen Wang

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  • 1989
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    A City of Sadness
    A City of Sadness

    7.3 1989 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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  • 1983
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    Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
    Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?

    6.8 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Liu

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  • 1987
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    Osmanthus Alley
    Osmanthus Alley

    6.2 1987 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lu Hsiao-Fen

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  • 1990
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    Song of the Exile
    Song of the Exile

    7.5 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maggie Cheung

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  • 1991
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    My American Grandson
    My American Grandson

    6 1991 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Carina Lau

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  • 1991
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    Zodiac Killers
    Zodiac Killers

    4.6 1991 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Andy Lau

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  • 1990
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    Sunless Days
    Sunless Days

    1 1990 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Deanie Ip

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  • 1987
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    Love Is Grown with Flower
    Love Is Grown with Flower

    1 1987 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joey Wong

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  • 1981
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    The Merry Couple
    The Merry Couple

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Lin Feng-jiao

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  • 1983
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    Send in the Clowns
    Send in the Clowns

    1 1983 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Chang Hsiao-Yen

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  • 1989
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    Lessons of the Playground
    Lessons of the Playground

    1 1989 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hsing-Wen Lee

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  • 1995
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    Forever Friends
    Forever Friends

    4.3 1995 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Nicky Wu

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  • 1984
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    The First Stitch
    The First Stitch

    1 1984 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Yang Ching-huang

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  • 1982
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    The Switch
    The Switch

    5.5 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Brigitte Lin

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  • 1985
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    The Loser, the Hero
    The Loser, the Hero

    6 1985 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hsia Chiang

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  • 1989
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    The Dull-Ice Flower
    The Dull-Ice Flower

    8.2 1989 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Wong Kwan-Yuen

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  • 1982
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    The Graduation Trip
    The Graduation Trip

    1 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nancy Hu Guan-Chen

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  • 1988
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    Gangland Odyssey
    Gangland Odyssey

    1 1988 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alex Man

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  • 1988
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    Gangland Odyssey
    Gangland Odyssey

    1 1988 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alex Man

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  • 1988
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    Sir, Tell Me Why?
    Sir, Tell Me Why?

    6 1988 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Siu Hung-Mui

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  • 1989
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    Two Painters
    Two Painters

    6.5 1989 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sun Yueh

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  • 1984
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    Old Mao's Second Spring
    Old Mao's Second Spring

    7 1984 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sun Yueh

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  • 1987
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    Be My Lovely Child Again
    Be My Lovely Child Again

    7 1987 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hsin Shu-Fen

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  • 1985
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    Ghost Chasers
    Ghost Chasers

    5 1985 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Linda Liu

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  • 1981
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    Spring Fever
    Spring Fever

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Peng Hsueh-Fen

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  • 1998
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    Chivalrous Legend
    Chivalrous Legend

    5 1998 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

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  • 1992
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    Hill of No Return
    Hill of No Return

    8.25 1992 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Yang Kuei-Mei

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  • 1988
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    People Between Two China
    People Between Two China

    8 1988 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sun Yueh

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  • 1992
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    Joe-Goody
    Joe-Goody

    1 1992 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Cong Shan

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  • 1985
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    Taste of Mercy
    Taste of Mercy

    1 1985 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Su Ming-ming

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  • 2011
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    10 Plus 10
    10 Plus 10

    5.8 2011 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Shu Qi

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  • 1985
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    Myth of a City
    Myth of a City

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sun Yueh

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men
    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1981
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    Kuo-Hao Crams for College
    Kuo-Hao Crams for College

    1 1981 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Eagle Lee Siu-Fei

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  • 1982
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    Dangerous Seventeen
    Dangerous Seventeen

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast:

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  • 1989
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    Winter Break
    Winter Break

    6 1989 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Zhang Shi

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  • 1979
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    The Blind Love
    The Blind Love

    1 1979 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kenny Bee

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  • 1979
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    The Boy Who Refused to Take the Entrance Examination
    The Boy Who Refused to Take the Entrance Examination

    1 1979 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Peng Hsueh-Fen

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  • 1979
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    Gone with Honor
    Gone with Honor

    1 1979 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Ko Chun-Hsiung

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  • 1980
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    Sailing for Tomorrow
    Sailing for Tomorrow

    1 1980 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Chen Ming

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  • 1980
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    Young People's Desire
    Young People's Desire

    1 1980 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Peng Hsueh-Fen

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  • 1981
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    Classmate
    Classmate

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Li Mu-Chen

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  • 1981
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    Once We Were Together
    Once We Were Together

    1 1981 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Linda Liu

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  • 1982
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    I Shall Return
    I Shall Return

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Ko Chun-Hsiung

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  • 1982
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    The City
    The City

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Eagle Lee Siu-Fei

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  • 1982
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    Taipei Sweet Heart
    Taipei Sweet Heart

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Yuan Shen

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  • 1982
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    Return of the Electric Love
    Return of the Electric Love

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Kuo-Chu Chang

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  • 1982
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    Super Warrior
    Super Warrior

    1 1982 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Tsung Hua

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Traveller
    Traveller

    1 1983 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Chen Jen-lei

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  • 1983
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    Is Q Still Alive?
    Is Q Still Alive?

    1 1983 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: David Mao Hsueh-Wei

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  • 1984
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    Nature Is Quietly Beautiful
    Nature Is Quietly Beautiful

    1 1984 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Fanny Chang Chun-Fang

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  • 1984
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    Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng
    Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng

    1 1984 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Hsiang Yun-Peng

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  • 1984
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    North South West East
    North South West East

    1 1984 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Linda Liu

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  • 1985
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    Wu Nu
    Wu Nu

    1 1985 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lu Hsiao-Fen

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    The Campus Incidents
    The Campus Incidents

    1 1986 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lee Chih-chi

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  • 1985
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    Story of a Bride
    Story of a Bride

    1 1985 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Hsu Pu-Liao

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  • 1985
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    One Bright Day
    One Bright Day

    1 1985 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Lee Chih-chi

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  • 1984
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    Impending War
    Impending War

    1 1984 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Chin Han

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  • 1987
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    The Two of Us
    The Two of Us

    10 1987 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Shih Feng

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  • 1988
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    Autumn Tempest
    Autumn Tempest

    1 1988 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Chiang Shou-Yan

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  • 1988
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    Young and Happy School Music
    Young and Happy School Music

    1 1988 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Su Li-mei

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  • 1989
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    Honor Thy Father
    Honor Thy Father

    1 1989 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Xiu-Zhi Liang

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Fatal Recall
    Fatal Recall

    1 1991 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Alex Man

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  • 1993
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    End of the Road
    End of the Road

    1 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai

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  • 1995
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    Super Citizen Ko
    Super Citizen Ko

    6.938 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ko I-Chen

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  • 2023
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    Day Off
    Day Off

    6.3 2023 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Lu Hsiao-Fen

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  • 1988
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    Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian
    Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian

    1 1988 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sun Yueh

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  • 2009
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    Somewhere I Have Never Travelled
    Somewhere I Have Never Travelled

    5.3 2009 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Yu Hsin

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  • 1982
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    A Lily in the Valley
    A Lily in the Valley

    4 1982 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nancy Hu

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  • 2010
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    The Year of Happiness and Love
    The Year of Happiness and Love

    9.5 2010 HD

    Jiang Chen-bo is a loser without prospects for success, until a surprise promotion becomes the catalyst for his entire family's upturn in fortune.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: James Wen

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  • 2023
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    Golden Horse Awards
    Golden Horse Awards

    1 2023 HD

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2022
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    36 Questions
    36 Questions

    1 2022 HD

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Sandy Wu

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