Mei Fang

A City of Sadness

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.

The Assassin

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities

A Taipei doctor and a San Francisco engineer swap homes in a daring pact, embarking on journeys filled with trials, secrets and unexpected encounters.

Three Times

In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.

Taipei Story

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 future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

A Flower in the Rainy Night

A girl, who was sold by her stepfather at the age of 14, has had been a prostitute for 14 years. Her family, despite enjoying a comfortable life with her help, avoids her. She thus decides to have a son of her own and succeeds by sheer determination. She is now hopeful that her son will have a life better than hers.

That Day, on the Beach

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 has just started a new business.

That Day, on the Beach

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 has just started a new business.

Nature Is Quietly Beautiful

Dust in the Wind

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

棒槌萝卜狗

Papaya Love

臺灣的餐廳大廚來到越南， 愛上了路邊小吃攤的涼拌木瓜絲， 吃著吃著……大廚與小吃攤的廚娘間， 也像加了魚露的木瓜絲一樣產生了美味的化學變化…… 美麗的廚娘跟著大廚來到臺灣， 加入新家庭的生活。 然而廚房是女人的戰場， 當擅長客家料理的傳統婆婆遇上語言不通的越南媳婦， 就像涼拌木瓜絲對上了客家小炒， 兩種都愛的大廚該如何取捨？ 關乎面子的廚藝比賽，不善表達的二廚加上彆扭的小姑， 一場料理的對決就在廚房裡熱鬧展開.......

The Green, Green Grass of Home

A substitute teacher from Taipei arrives in a country village to teach a class of mischievous students. He soon falls in love with nature, country life and a fellow teacher at the school.

A Summer at Grandpa's

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.