War God 1976 ( 6)

Rather than imitating in an obvious way, Zhan shen (also referred to by the English title War God) takes the character out of Chinese folk religion General Guan Yu (the god which both cops and triads worship for instance) and pits him against aliens from Mars!

Queen Boxer 1972 ( 5.2)

Fan Kao-to is a worker who had enough of corruption in Shanghai. He tries to crush the organization alone. An attempt has been made before but ended up with the big Axe Gang, several of their brands in the man. The man's sister arrives in Shanghai at the same time as Fan Kao-to go out on one-man war, and she wants to do her in the fight, also, she takes the war personally.

Fearless Fighters 1971 ( 5.9)

When To Pa, a member of the prestigious Eagle Claw Clan, commands his followers to carry out a mutinous robbery against the Almighty Imperial Lightning Whip, the victim's children are shaken by his disloyalty. With the help of one of To Pa's former minions, who's grown disillusioned with his leader's unconscionable actions, they organize a battle to avenge their father.

Pteridophilia 2016 ( 7)

A VIDEO ART WORK IN FIVE CHAPTERS. 1. Six young ​men walk ​into a forest in Taiwan, making close contact with ferns. They establish emotional and physical relationships with the plants, relying on their bodies rather than words. Ferns are very common in Taiwan​. They​ are valued by ​indigenous ​people but not by Japanese colonists​ or the Nationalists​. 2. A man makes love to a bird's nest fern​ and then starts eating it. Zheng reflects on our current moral outlook that it is “natural” to eat plants but “unnatural” to make love to them. Bird's nest fern is a popular delicacy in Taiwan. 3. Zheng collaborates with three local BDSM practitioners who in turn collaborate with three ​fern species​ to expand BDSM practice. 4. For centuries humans have been in love with furled fronds of young ferns. Inspired by Yaoi anime, this chapter follows a young couple in their acts of love with fiddleheads. 5. This chapter connects spores and sperms.

Tidal 2017 ( 7.5)

Ocean, a boy who was born and raised on a small island, has a taboo relationship with Tide, a sailor whose ship regularly docks at the harbor.

The Glamorous Boys of Tang 2019 ( 4.3)

In artist Su Hui-yu’s signature style, a moody slow-motion pan captures a wild, glitter-scattered, blood-splattered orgy during the Tang dynasty. The film is an invocation of scenes from 1985 Taiwanese cult film Tang Chao Chi Li that only existed in the screenplay, unfilmed until now due to what can only be imagined as budgetary restrictions and censorship pressures during the Martial Law era. Presented without narrative context, the orgiastic murder scene plays out like an unsettling nightmare.

Ohong Village 2020 ( 6.4)

In the remotest corner of southern Taiwan, the sinking fisherman´s village prepares for another carnival for the god. Sheng, a man reaching his 30s, returns in disguise as an established urban elite. As the carnival escalates, Sheng confronts his persistent father who farms oysters throughout his life and the childhood buddy who always envies his fragile “successfulness.”

Who'll Stop the Rain 2023 ( 6.3)

In the 1994 post-martial law period in Taiwan, the students were in the midst of protest. Chi-wei, a female college student, joins the strike to fight for their freedom of expression. During the protest, she slowly becomes attracted to Ching, the girlfriend of the leader of the student strike.

Mama Boy 2022 ( 5.2)

Xiao Hong is a shy 29-year-old man who works in an aquarium fish store and lets his overprotective mother boss him around in all aspects of his life. His cousin decides to take him to a seedy hotel where Sister Lele oversees the prostitution business.

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin 1978 ( 6.512)

Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.

To Kill with Intrigue 1977 ( 5.3)

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.

Deadly Duo 1978 ( 6.1)

Ah Cheng has decided to get out of this silly kung-fu business and retire with his new girlfriend. Unfortunately, everyone is out to kill him, and one of the killers has been using his trademark knives to frame him! Meanwhile his friends meet up with a mysterious swordsmen who is not what he seems.

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Chaochow Guy 1972 ( 6)

Win Them All 1973 ( 4.5)

Filial daughter seeks revenge on father's killer. She must associate with dishonest people to finance her mission.

The Return of the Valuables 1975

One criminal gang gets its hands on a stolen 'national treasure', and another gang steals it from then...One gang needs a martial arts expert to get the titular valuable back for them, but he won't do it so they kidnap his brother to coerce him to help.

The Way of the Dragon 1972 ( 7.368)

Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.

The Big Boss 1971 ( 7.095)

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.

The Invincible Eight 1971 ( 6.3)

Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants of the late patriotic generals, who have been recently murdered. Gui suspects that Hai and Jiang are controlled by Xiao and sneaks into his manor. She meets the girls successfully, but she is seized. When Wan, Xiao's butler, urges his master to kill Hai and Jiang, Jiang overhears their conversation and tries to rescue all her friends. At last, the eight are united and try their best to fight against General Xiao and his men.

N/A N/A ( 8.2)

A group of construction workers daydream about being rich. They resort to countless outrageous get-rich-quick schemes only to make fools out of themselves. Despite these setbacks, the happy-go-lucky workers continue to be optimistic. Nothing will stop their pursuit of being rich beyond their wildest dreams!

CONSPIRACY 2014

Foolish Bride, Naive Bridegroom 1967 ( 6)

Bun-de (Wen-de in Mandarin, played by Shi Jun/Shih Chun) is a shy young man. Aggressively courted by all the girls in the neighbourhood, he only has eyes for the pretty and mischievous Gui-kia (Jin Mei/Chin Mei). She finds every means possible to meet up with her boyfriend, although he is closely watched over by a very protective father, A-Gao. When the parents finally agree on the wedding, they realise that they used to be in love. Accusing each other of betrayal, they refuse to allow their children to marry. Bunde and Gui-kia decide to elope.

Resident Evil: Degeneration 2008 ( 6.805)

Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

Chapter 2: A Wet Bio Coder 2021

A hypnotic, textural assemblage of human and non-human material processes. Comprising mesmeric visuals, choreographed objects and the sensual making of a clay pot in an open field, the film pairs jolting mechanical sounds and vibrations with a meditative voice guiding a cartography of being and becoming.

Chapter 3: Pacifies a Liar 2023

Four figures of authority: The Lecturer, The Mother, The Scientist, and The Artist guide you towards a material understanding of your beliefs. Sometimes this can be painful, but it is easier in your sleep.

Parallax N/A

Measurement of optical distance collides with psychological proximity. The experience of an eye test retreats to insect visual motion experiment observers. We walk through a camera obscura to a Lacanian anecdote. Interior and exterior space blurs. It’s a process of anchoring yourself from the outside.

Bruce Takes Dragon Town 1974 ( 5)

Alan Tang is forced into a swirling dilemma between two antagonistic drug smugglers. Double crossed, he manages to emerge triumphant. See this kung fu extravaganza explodes in a bloody spectacle of wrath rage and vengeance as Bruce takes Dragon Town.

The Driver 2023

Living and Loving 1980

A stormy night, Chou Hung Yieh, a dress designer, saved a pregnant woman on the road. When he went to search for a doctor, he lost his life in a car accident. The woman soon gave birth to a baby girl, Ting Ting. Then she vanished leaving the baby to Chou's wife, Tang Ching Ju...

Beigu Islet 2023

Semiotics of the Home 2023

The gentle gestures enacted by large-scale machines subvert our notions of the domestic, imagining industrial equipment as bodies in a home rather than the machines that construct the spaces we inhabit daily.

BIPM N/A

On Super 8 film, 15m equals 2.5 minutes. Outside the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures in Paris, the filmmaker walked this length in one shot. This forced synchronicity of film, time, and space examines standardization, adaptation, and embodied experience.

County Road 184 2001

This film is Taiwan’s first protest music documentary, examining Jiao Gong Band 交工樂隊. Jiao Gong Band initially received attention from their efforts opposing the Meinong Dam project. After a brief pause in the Dam issue, Jiao Gong began following farm and farming issues, with their musical style quickly gaining increased popularity. This film discusses the uneasy situation faced by Taiwan’s farm youth. The youth that sets out to the city seeking to develop themselves carry feelings of homesickness from leaving their farm and land; on returning to their hometown after the bubble economy, they continue to push the elder generation to leave the village. Aside from this, because of their difficult social status, farm youth can often only search for Southeast Asian “foreign brides” when seeking marriage. Within the film, new residents (新住民) discuss their feelings and mindset in moving to Taiwan and collaborate with Jiao Gong throughout the album’s recording process.

Two Spirit 2020

Wang Hao is a gay man who has been sure of his sexuality ever since he was a child. Since childhood, he loved to look beautiful, which set him apart from the other boys in his grade. In his life his mother has been his biggest support, allowing him to be himself and to not feel the pressure from other people.