To Live 1994 ( 8.066)

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

Only the River Flows 2023 ( 6.428)

1990s, Banpo Town, rural China. A woman's body is found by the river. Ma Zhe, Chief of the Criminal Police, heads up the murder investigation that leads to an obvious arrest. His superiors hurry to congratulate him, but several clues push Ma Zhe to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of his fellow citizens.

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant 2015 ( 7.1)

Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.

N/A N/A ( 9)

财迷心窍 1993

省城里的风流韵事 1993

The Girl from the Other Side 2023 ( 7.125)

Once upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land, inhabited by eerie beings, the carriers of curse. One day, on the border to the inner land inhabited by humans, one such being finds a girl on heaps of abandoned dead bodies. The girl says her name is Shiva and shows affection to the "being" who found her, calling him "Teacher." This is a story of two people—one human, one inhuman—who linger in the hazy twilight that separates night from day.

Take Out 2008 ( 6.8)

An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.

Reflecting On Take Out 2022 ( 9)

In this new documentary, produced by the Criterion Collection in 2022, directors Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou and actors Charles Jang, Wang-Thye Lee, and Jeng-Hua Yu consider the making of the film and its importance in their lives since.

The Making of Take Out 2009

In this documentary, produced by Sean Baker in 2009, the directors and actors of Take Out discuss making the film.

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Bloodstained Glory 1985

1985 film by Li Hao

Our Neighbor 1963 ( 5)

An orphaned girl in a poverty-stricken neighborhood is adopted by a kindly neighbor. He struggles to support her honestly, despite opportunities to participate in a neighbor’s scurrilous get-rich-quick schemes. Invoking the pain of Chinese exiles living in Taiwan, or missing relatives still in China, the touching film posits an in-between historical period during which it is crucial for displaced residents to maintain virtue as a bedrock of identity.

The Ghost's Sword 1971

Bloody Hand Goddess 1970

RARE Swordplay Classic!!

The Unfortunate Car 2012 ( 3)

Speechless 2013 ( 6.154)

A guy is found by the police swimming naked. He can't, or refuses to, speak and is sent to a hospital. Since no diagnosis can be made, he will be transferred to a mental hospital, when his male nurse decides to take another route. Slowly the reason for his speechlessness becomes clear. Together with the nurse's girlfriend and a female friend of the silent stranger, their history is explained

Romance at Lung Shan Temple 1962 ( 6.5)

Xiaofeng is selling medicinal herbs in Longshan Temple, but is at first driven away by Taiwanese peddlers upset by the intrusion of a mainlander into their business. Later, Xiaofeng auditions for a radio station, where a young Taiwanese man is attracted to her and finds he is soon in competition with a photographer from a mainland family.

Pride's Deadly Fury 1983 ( 5.5)

This film shows the legend of the Martial artist Dongfang Xu. Dongfan Xu takes Shenzhang Li as his master to learn the Eight Trigram Palm. In order to rescue Yu Rong, his daughter, he defeats the Russian Hercules, who kidnaps Yurong.

The Lost Generation 1983 ( 1)

The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.

The Haunted 1967 ( 7)

Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer.

Thunderstorm Sword 1970

A swordsman and swordswoman fight to protect Lady Liu who is trying to return to power. She's traveling in a coffin, the heroes can only hope they all aren't sent home in one.

Devil Crows 1975 ( 8)

Chinese folklore has it that during ancient times, thousands of crows randomly attacked and killed inhabitants of Feng Village just outside of the Great Wall.

Let the Bullets Fly 2010 ( 7.748)

When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown with the local godfather.

女劫杀 1993

Jade Bond is a secret agent for the Kuomintang who uses the codename snow, who is given the task of overseeing an arms deal with the North Korean agents. Soon the communists discover the plot and use their best agents to thwart the plot. A brilliant action film: from the Mainland China studios Jinn Kwang Xi.

Woman Revenger 1981 ( 4.5)

Learning of childhood friend Meihua's death, Lingling goes to Japan to find Meihua's sister, Meifeng. Brutal gangsters demand Lingling return an item Meihua stole, and hold Meifeng hostage. Old friends help Lingling confront the gang.

Blue Square 2022

After discovering the lucrative business of contemporary fine art, Tim sets off on a get-rich-quick scheme to create the most simple, most valuable piece of art he can. But his desire to create may lead him down a dark path as he is consumed by the artistic process, and perhaps something even more sinister.