Tang Mei-yun

Tavern by the Lethe

Residents of the Underworld who refuse to drink Bing Po’s special soup to erase all their memories in preparation for reincarnation are sent to Bing Po’s Tavern, where its staff must fulfill their wishes in seven days or they will become red spider lilies by the River Lethe.

Wèishénme yào duì nǐ diào yǎnlèi

A highly acclaimed, award-winning actor finds himself unable to shed a single tear following his father’s death. Determined to uncover the reason behind this, he undergoes a series of examinations—only to discover that real life is, in fact, a succession of incredibly demanding performances.

一見情

Be with Me

This is a story of reminiscence, remembering my long-deceased Grandpa. To remember is to transcend, therefore it’s a story of time and space, overlapped and intertwined. It’s also a quest of love and work, a spiritual and emotional journey; and through which values are re-examined and life reaffirmed.

Summer Mango Ice

Though frail and possessing abysmal baseball skills, Nien refuses to give up his love for the sport; he dreams that one day he might shine in the MLB. Meanwhile, his friend Li harbors a modest dream of her own—to go away and sell mangoes—but the stifling pressure exerted by her father leaves her struggling to even catch her breath.

斷情劍

幸福來了

秋江煙雲

鐵膽英豪

浪子李三

Such a life

'Such a Life' is quite a sad film. It is set in the sixties, in a village on the west coast of Taiwan, where many are succumbing to 'black foot', a disease caused by drinking contaminated well water. The only 'cure' is to amputate the afflicted limb, and to avoid drinking the contaminated water. Many in the village were already sick, and few could afford to have tap-water installed. At the center of the story is Ah Chung, who lives with his grandfather, who has already lost one leg to 'black foot'. In the same village also live an opera family, who are finding things increasingly difficult there, an oyster farmer, who complains that his oysters are being poisoned by a nearby pharmaceutical plant, and an assortment of children who enjoy swimming in the sea, and who bully Ah Chung. A significant portion of the action also takes place in the village school, where Ah Chung is having trouble keeping up with the fees.

1895 in Formosa

"1895" tells the story of the resistance against the Japanese invasion in 1895.

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