Wu Nien-jen — Playwright (9)
Hill of No Return (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban
無言的山丘
9.1 (8 ratings)
director:
Wang Tung
actor:
Yang Kuei-mei
/
Wen Ying
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other title:
Wuyande Shanqiu
In 1920s Taiwan, Jou, a controversial woman with a tragic past, seeks to change her life after falling for a man named Che. Meanwhile, a man named Wei seeks to buy the freedom of Fumiko, a dying young woman.
Song of the Exile (1990) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
客途秋恨
director:
Ann Hui
actor:
Maggie Cheung
/
Lu Hsiao-Fen
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other title:
Le Chant de l'exil
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Canción del exilio
…
Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
Dust in the Wind (1986) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
戀戀風塵
other title:
Dust in the wind - Polvere nel vento
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Poussières dans le vent
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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.
The Woman of Wrath (1984) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban
殺夫
director:
Tseng Chuang-Hsiang
actor:
Pat Ha Man-Jik
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Yang Li-Yin
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other title:
殺夫
A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and tradition in Taiwan during circa 1920 to 1945.
A Borrowed Life (1995) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban WikiData IMDb
多桑
director:
Wu Nien-jen
actor:
Tsai Chen-Nan
/
Jun Fu
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other title:
多桑
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Father
Sega's children, born into post-war Chinese rule, can't relate to their father's love for Japanese culture, having grown up under Japanese rule before WWII.
Super Citizen Ko (1995) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
超級大國民
director:
Wan Jen
actor:
Ko I-chen
/
Su Ming-ming
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other title:
超級大國民
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Die große Schuld des Bürgers Ko
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At an old age, a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow sufferers have laid since their secret execution, while Taiwan embarks on a tumultuous path of democratization.
The Fellow Who Rejected College (1979) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban
拒絕聯考的小子
director:
Chin-Liang Hsu
actor:
Sylvia Peng Hsueh-Fen
/
Wong Fook-Sat
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other title:
拒絕聯考的小子
The college entrance examinations are viewed as the be all and end all for Taiwanese high school students. A top student sends shock waves through his family and friends when he decides not to take them.