Lu Yi-ching

Lu Yi-ching

Born: October 23, 1958
in Taiwan
Lu Yi-ching (Chinese: 陸 弈靜; Pinyin: Lù Yìjìng; born 23 October 1958) is a Taiwanese film and television actress. She played in several films directed by Tsai Ming-liang such as The Wayward Cloud, What Time Is It There? and films by Cheng Wen-tang, including Blue Cha Cha.

She was previously credited as Lu Hsiao-ling (Chinese: 陸 筱琳; Pinyin: Lù Xiǎolín).

Movies for Lu Yi-ching...

Mongrel
Title: Mongrel
Released: May 20, 2024
Type: Movie
Set in the mountains of Taiwan, the film follows Rungkumjad’s character Oom, an undocumented migrant and on-demand caregiver for rural families, who struggles to preserve his humanity as he cares for the elderly and disabled.
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Title: Imperfect Us
Character: Mrs. Ho
Released: April 6, 2024
Type: TV
Chien Ching-fen realizes that her life has become a dull routine because she can’t find another goal. The goals she set for herself — a house, a car, a son, and a good husband — have been achieved after enduring endless suffering. What will her next goal be? As she ponders this, Chien Ching-fen laughs because she recognizes that, to experience a fleeting moment of happiness upon achieving our goals, we subject ourselves to suffering repeatedly. Could it be that we’ve misunderstood ourselves? We want to be happy, but perhaps we genuinely cherish the suffering. Chien Ching-fen realizes she must seek out more suffering for her next source of happiness. As a result, she recalls her love rival, Rebecca, whom she defeated. How is Rebecca doing now? Does she lead an exciting life? Does my husband still love her? As expected, she is suffering. But does this suffering genuinely lead to happiness?
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Ripples
Title: Ripples
Character: Grandma
Released: November 22, 2023
Type: Movie
On a long winter day, the idea of "death" creeps into Yang Yang’s young heart. When longing transforms into poetry, memories endure eternally in the form of light and shadow.
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Hello Ghost!
Title: Hello Ghost!
Character: Nagging Ghost
Released: August 18, 2023
Type: Movie
This film is adapted from the 2010 South Korean blockbuster and tear-jerking comedy Hello Ghost. A lonely delivery man, A-wei, tries to commit suicide multiple times but fails no matter what he does. Through these failed attempts, he meets four ghosts — a smoker, a crier, a heartbroken ghost, and a mischievous ghost. In order for him to die, he learns that he has to first help these four ghosts fulfill their final wishes. In the process of doing so, A-wei befriends these four ghosts and overcomes his low self-esteem to step out of his comfort zone and experience many firsts in life.
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Gone
Title: Gone
Character: Joanna Lin
Released: May 6, 2023
Type: Movie
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Title: Golden Dream on Green Island
Character: Jingfang
Released: October 29, 2022
Type: TV
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Reclaim
Title: Reclaim
Character: A Xiang
Released: May 6, 2022
Type: Movie
Shouldering all of her family's responsibilities, a mother scrambles to find a bigger apartment for her suddenly crowded household.
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Dim Star
Title: Dim Star
Released: April 17, 2022
Type: Movie
A woman is abruptly called back home to take care of her mother, interrupting her in the process of committing suicide. The family’s past is gradually revealed through the revelation of the details about the relationship between the mother and daughter.
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The Lonely Soul In The Night
Title: The Lonely Soul In The Night
Released: April 3, 2022
Type: Movie
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To the Sea
Title: To the Sea
Released: October 23, 2021
Type: Movie
An elderly mother who spends her life taking care of her intellectually-disabled son finally reaches her breaking point and decides to take her son on one last ride, towards the sea and towards the end of their lives.
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March: the Southern South
Title: March: the Southern South
Character: Chie
Released: October 23, 2021
Type: Movie
The elderly photographer, Chie, told a childhood story about her sister Iòng-Hâ and the sister's admiration Kong-Suī, in a time when Taiwan's cultural and linguistic identity have undergone dramatic changes after the Pacific war.
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Title: Heaven on the 4th Floor
Released: October 9, 2021
Type: TV
Heaven a private massage club hidden on the fourth floor of an old apartment; here, the tuina teacher's providence can always use a unique way to touch the wounds in the heart of the guests that they don't want to face, and help them solve the cause of the disease. To find the softest and warmest self...
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Final Exam
Title: Final Exam
Character: Police captain
Released: August 20, 2021
Type: Movie
With a week before final exams and summer vacation, a substitute teacher must prove himself worthy of rehiring.
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Gin and the Virgin
Title: Gin and the Virgin
Released: April 11, 2021
Type: Movie
No English overview available now. This film was nominated for the Golden Harvest Award 2021.
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Title: Adventure of the Ring
Character: Mrs. Huang
Released: December 13, 2020
Type: TV
After losing their engagement ring, Yi-Zhi fears for his future with Lisa – but as the ring travels from couple to couple, they begin to re-examine the meaning of true love.
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Title: Adventure of the Ring
Released: December 13, 2020
Type: TV
After losing their engagement ring, Yi-Zhi fears for his future with Lisa – but as the ring travels from couple to couple, they begin to re-examine the meaning of true love.
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The Faces
Title: The Faces
Released: November 8, 2020
Type: Movie
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Invisible Justice
Title: Invisible Justice
Character: Zheng Xiuying
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
Li Zhenghong (Zhang Zhehao) is unwilling to be blind and can only be assigned to do word processing work in a law firm. He strives to participate in litigation, but always hits a wall. One day, he finally received a civil claim suit, but did not expect that the defense lawyer in this case was actually Zhao Dingbang (Ban Tiexiang), the boss of his law firm. If he helped the plaintiff, how should he face his boss? What is more difficult is that this case is not a general lawsuit. It is actually a multinational class action with 531 plaintiffs. Li Zhenghong has not even fought a single lawsuit, and is a blind person. How should he win the lawsuit?
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We Are Champions
Title: We Are Champions
Character: Kuang Cheng High School principal
Released: August 23, 2019
Type: Movie
Bonded by blood but divided by basketball, two brothers become rivals on the court. This exciting sports film balances drama on and off the court.
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Title: The Mouse Serves a Guest Tea
Character: Tuan
Released: April 21, 2019
Type: TV
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Han Dan
Title: Han Dan
Character: Hsu A-Mei
Released: January 31, 2019
Type: Movie
An upstanding young man commits a reckless act that ends in life changing tragedy. His doomed rival becomes his friend only to become his rival again.
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3 Days 2 Nights
Title: 3 Days 2 Nights
Released: December 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Xiaoyue finds that her mother has been working for a long time away from home when she receives the apples sent from her mother. Just entering her puberty, Xiaoyue comes from a new immigrant family from Vietnam. She is laughed at and bullied in school because her old father makes a living as a scrap collector. The rebellious Biyan always stands out for Xiaoyue. She even plans a three-day journey to see her mother with Xiaoyue. Ms. Chen is faced with a dilemma. She is going to retire but the after-school tutorial class in the community is the only place for her to care her students. For Xiaoyue and her friend Biyan, her class is their hope.
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Rising Sun
Title: Rising Sun
Released: November 11, 2018
Type: Movie
A junior high school boy drowned in the local sea. After that, his mother accidentally finds an examination sheet in the house that doesn't belong to her son.
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Grandma’s Farting Scooter
Title: Grandma’s Farting Scooter
Character: Hsiao-Hui
Released: October 28, 2018
Type: Movie
Hsiao Hui, a lady over 60 years old, always rides an old scooter. Although two-stroke scooters will be forbidden soon, Hsiao-Hui has got used to hers and refuses to replace it. Today, she needs to deal with lots of things, including attending a mediation committee since she had a scooter accident previously. However, she is requested to look after her granddaughter all of a sudden, and thus their adventure on the old scooter begins…
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To Heaven, to Gather
Title: To Heaven, to Gather
Released: October 24, 2018
Type: Movie
A vast, blue sky. An endless mountain path. This is not an excursion, but the journey of three-year-old Xiao Wu and her lamb to the orphanage where they will be abandoned.
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The Deserted
Title: The Deserted
Released: March 31, 2018
Type: Movie
Tsai Ming-Liang, the artisan of cinematography approaches virtual reality, pushing the boundaries of VR film. The Deserted stripped away traditional film techniques and is presented in 360 degrees, like a theatre. The viewer is placed in the scene and is allowed to look freely at the construction of the environment. And immersed in the handcraft of the scenes.
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SOLO
Title: SOLO
Released: October 28, 2017
Type: Movie
A mother of two sons, one with piano talent, and one with illness. The talented son’s piano recital day is a trip and a task for all of them.
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Pigeon Tango
Title: Pigeon Tango
Character: San-feng
Released: October 6, 2017
Type: Movie
To repay the gambling debts her boyfriend has left behind after a fatal pigeon racing accident, Barbie, a pole dancer, meets organ dealer Malacca, who extracts her deceased boyfriend's organs. Malacca becomes Barbie's lover in the process. Meanwhile, Yang, a detective, sets up a trap to capture Malacca.
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Turn Around
Title: Turn Around
Character: Shu-fen
Released: September 29, 2017
Type: Movie
Turn Around is based on the story of Cheng-chung Wang, a passionate Taiwanese teacher who has won multiple educational awards. After graduating from the National Kaohsiung Normal University, he is assigned to teach at a school located at the rural Zhongliao in Nantou County, which is lacking in educational resources. As he is preparing to leave at the end of his assignment, the area is met with the deadly 921 earthquake. Seeing the students breaking down in tears and asking for his return, Wang decides to stay with the school to improve the education of the students.
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Title: 酸甜之味
Character: Chou Yi-Tan's mother
Released: July 7, 2017
Type: TV
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Forêt Debussy
Title: Forêt Debussy
Character: The Mother
Released: October 28, 2016
Type: Movie
Deep in the barren mountains, a mother and a daughter live an isolated quiet life. The Daughter looks lean and fragile. She seems unreactive toward her surroundings, confining herself in her own wretched world. The Mother is like a guardian angel who always protects her and takes care of everything. Before living in seclusion, The Daughter was a pianist who lost her husband and son. The Mother decided to take her away and hid her in the mountains where no one could ever find them, believing it is the only possible way for her daughter to survive, Nevertheless, they have to face nothing but themselves ever since, as well as to confront the endless forest…
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Rookie Chef
Title: Rookie Chef
Released: February 5, 2016
Type: Movie
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When Miracle Meets Maths
Title: When Miracle Meets Maths
Character: Chiu's Mother
Released: October 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Jin-Hui Chiu is a 28-year-old single girl recently returned home from Japan. Sean Shih is a 35-year-old Silicon Valley bachelor in search of a wife. Will these two overseas Taiwanese ever tie the knot and live happily ever after? They need some miracles and let us see if God will do the math for them? We shall all find love in Taipei, Daqiaotou area.
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Rouge
Title: Rouge
Character: Ching
Released: June 11, 2015
Type: Movie
A companion to the director's Le Dos Rouge/Portrait of the Artist. A famous filmmaker works on his next film, which will focus on monstrosity. He is obsessed by the idea of finding a painting that will be central to the film and will crystallize all the power and beauty of monsters.
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The Boar King
Title: The Boar King
Released: August 28, 2014
Type: Movie
When Cho loses her husband Ying and her family business in a massive typhoon, she is devastated.Then the villagers begin receiving mail from Ying. Is he really dead?
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Stray Dogs
Title: Stray Dogs
Character: Woman
Released: February 21, 2014
Type: Movie
An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.
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How to Describe a Cloud
Title: How to Describe a Cloud
Released: January 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A young woman in Taipei is confronted with the blindness of her mother who is convinced she has a sixth sense. Shot with little facilities, but it is Verbeek’s most mature film - about uprooting, spirituality and modernity.
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Together
Title: Together
Character: Hsiao Li's mother
Released: November 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Min Min runs a juice stall in Taipei's Yongle Market. Her husband Bin runs a small printing business in the neighborhood. Their daughter Hsiao Lan is dating a bad boy-type that keeps her out late at night, and their youngest son Hsiao Yang is helping his best friend get a date with a local café girl. One day, neighborhood girl Hsiao Li returns home and announces her engagement to a bookseller. However, Hsiao Li is getting cold feet about the marriage and starts spending time with Bin. Meanwhile, Min Min also finds herself growing closer to Hsiang, the friendly owner of a dress-making shop in the market.
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Title: Happy Michelin Kitchen
Character: Xiao Qing
Released: March 18, 2012
Type: TV
An Shaocheng is a second-generation restaurateur who is supposed to take over their restaurant after he was fooled about his mother's death. He then meets and falls in love with an ordinary-looking but extraordinarily skilled chef, Xin Duoduo.
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Hotel Blackcat
Title: Hotel Blackcat
Released: November 6, 2011
Type: Movie
The Hotel Blackcat's owner, Mang, never leaves the counter. Guests include the immigrant worker, whore, losing-job Japanese, sex-abused man, little Lolita.... The police forces the Hotel to shut down and all guests must leave. What should they do? It's not necessary to lock each room anymore. Keep the door open, you'll find out traces imprinted with figures as well as times.
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10 Plus 10
Title: 10 Plus 10
Character: Chou Wei-te's mother (segment "Reverberation")
Released: November 4, 2011
Type: Movie
10+10 is a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese film-makers. 20 directors are invited to make a 5-minute short film each on the theme of the “Uniqueness of Taiwan,” but allowed total freedom in all other aspects.
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Blowfish
Title: Blowfish
Character: Goldy
Released: August 5, 2011
Type: Movie
A woman leaves her cheating boyfriend and goes to a remote village in the Taiwaneese mountains to deliver a blowfish to a man who won it on an online auction. Immediately, a quiet and unusual relationship develops between the two.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Character: Yonggang
Released: July 15, 2011
Type: Movie
A story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
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One Step is Enough
Title: One Step is Enough
Character: 旅館清潔員
Released: February 20, 2011
Type: Movie
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Wingless Swallow
Title: Wingless Swallow
Released: December 4, 2009
Type: Movie
An author travels to a remote library in search of inspiration.
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A Place of One's Own
Title: A Place of One's Own
Character: Yue
Released: October 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had died there. Unaware of the mansion's reputation, Mason and his wife Mullen move in and hire a young woman, Lockwood, to keep house. Soon after Lockwood's arrival, strange things begin to happen in the household, and it becomes apparent that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, though Mason scoffs at the idea. On death's door and bedridden, Lockwood asks for the same doctor who treated the woman who died 40 years ago. He arrives and treats her. The next morning Lockwood is cured, and it is revealed by the police that the doctor's dead body was found in his carriage hours before the time Mason claims he arrived to see Lockwood. Convinced that not only the ghost of the girl but that of the doctor as well entered his home, Mason finally believes in the supernatural.
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Taipei 24H
Title: Taipei 24H
Released: October 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.
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Face
Title: Face
Character: Kang's Mother
Released: October 2, 2009
Type: Movie
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
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Life is Wonderful
Title: Life is Wonderful
Character: Grandmother
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Seven year-old Taipei girl Pearl is shunted off to Kaohsiung to stay with her grandmother while her parents deal with work and business back in Taipei. Unhappy at this development Pearl wants to return home but her pleas fall on deaf ears. At school she meets cheeky chap Larry who nicknames Pearl "Peel".
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L-O-V-E.
Title: L-O-V-E.
Character: Elevator Operator (segment "Di liu hao liu hai nan sheng")
Released: February 26, 2009
Type: Movie
Four love stories by four talented Taiwanese first-time directors – well-known lyrist, Vincent Fang Wenshan; TV host, Huang Zijiao; online novelist, Jiu BaDao; and commercial director, Chen Yixian.
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Ghosted
Title: Ghosted
Character: Ya-ching
Released: February 9, 2009
Type: Movie
A woman who is mourning the love of her life falls into a relationship with a mysterious stranger.
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Séance familiale
Title: Séance familiale
Released: December 31, 2008
Type: Movie
A french TV crew breaks into a Taiwanese family in Taipei for a real TV program during a weekend. After a short thought and seducing by the possible winnings, Lin's family accepts to be followed by the cameraman Pierre for two days. Little by little, Pierre's camera has become a new way of communication in this family. Everyone delivers their way of life and thinking, and maybe a little secret.
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Winds of September
Title: Winds of September
Character: Military Instructor
Released: June 6, 2008
Type: Movie
Lin Shu-Yu's semi auto-biographical debut takes us back to 1996, during the time of the tragic Taiwan baseball scandal, an event that devastated many teenage boys. The story follows Yen and Tang and their gang through the last year of their high school life. From chasing girls to midnight skinny dipping to rooting for their favorite baseball team, they do everything together. When an accident throws Yen into a coma, their world starts falling apart.
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Drifting Flowers
Title: Drifting Flowers
Character: Lily
Released: February 10, 2008
Type: Movie
Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.
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Brotherhood of Legio
Title: Brotherhood of Legio
Released: November 30, 2007
Type: Movie
A person's birth is influenced by time, location, and the alignment of the earth's magnetic fields. Because of these factors, there are those who have a unique resonance with their magnetic power. These humans were named the Chosen People. In the West, since the days of the Roman Empire, the Chosen people joined together to form the Brotherhood of Legio. Ever since, they have played a significant role in history. In 2006, the Chosen people made their quiet entrance into Taiwan, in search of new blood... A cold-blooded rebel, Xiao Lan, killed her entire family for the sake of an internet love affair. Ah Jian is a hot-blooded young man, and a paraplegic. Zhong Dao, is haunted by the violent death of his younger sister. Ren Fang is an energetic and passionate assistant professor, living with terminal illness. And then there's the beautiful news anchor, Ya Zhu.
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Summer's Tail
Title: Summer's Tail
Released: November 16, 2007
Type: Movie
In the eyes of her classmates, Yvette is a rock-and-roll girl. Because of a congenital heart condition, she has dropped out of school and spends most of her time at home with her can Summer, messing around, playing the guitar, and getting out and about.
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Reflections
Title: Reflections
Character: Jing's mother
Released: March 9, 2007
Type: Movie
A couple is torn by conflicting emotions. Jing and Mi are two women living in Taiwan who have been lovers for some time; Jin is a singer in a rock band who suffers from severe mood swings and has been suffering from a fractured relationship with her mother, while Mi is the more sedate and level-headed of the couple.
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Blue Cha Cha
Title: Blue Cha Cha
Character: An-an
Released: September 16, 2005
Type: Movie
Just coming out of the jail, depressed and close-hearted, Ah Yu met two men with different characters from each other. One is a businessman, charming and mature; the other is a young supervisor in a factory with a promising future. But these two loves are short-lived, fading away like bubbles on the beach. With a wounded soul, she went back to the cottage owned by Sister An, a friend from jail.
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The Heirloom
Title: The Heirloom
Character: Sue Yang (old)
Released: September 15, 2005
Type: Movie
A Taiwanese man returns to the island after years abroad when he inherits a house; when he and his fiancé move in, strange things start to happen.
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The Wayward Cloud
Title: The Wayward Cloud
Character: Mother
Released: May 19, 2005
Type: Movie
Hsiao-Kang, now working as an adult movie actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.
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My Stinking Kid
Title: My Stinking Kid
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Drama about a young boy who suffers from a rare deficiency disease. The medicine he has to take every day has the side effect of making him reek of ammonia. The consequent bullying and ostracism by schoolmates exacerbates the boy's sense of victimhood. His mother, meanwhile, runs a help-line for parents with comparable problems.
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My Whispering Plan
Title: My Whispering Plan
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
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The Missing
Title: The Missing
Released: October 4, 2003
Type: Movie
A grandmother is looking for her grandson, a teenager for his grandfather.
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The Skywalk Is Gone
Title: The Skywalk Is Gone
Character: Woman
Released: October 8, 2002
Type: Movie
A young woman wandering around meets a young man going to a casting call for a pornographic film.
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What Time Is It There?
Title: What Time Is It There?
Character: Mother
Released: September 26, 2001
Type: Movie
When a young street vendor with a grim home life meets a woman on her way to Paris, they forge an instant connection. He changes all the clocks in Taipei to French time, as he watches François Truffaut's Les 400 Coups; she has a strange encounter with its now-aging star, Jean-Pierre Leaud.
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The Hole
Title: The Hole
Character: (voice)
Released: March 24, 1999
Type: Movie
In the final days of the year 1999, almost everyone in Taiwan has died from a strange plague that ravished the island. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him.
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The River
Title: The River
Character: Mother
Released: August 7, 1997
Type: Movie
A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.
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Vive L'Amour
Title: Vive L'Amour
Character: Waitress (uncredited)
Released: March 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.
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Rebels of the Neon God
Title: Rebels of the Neon God
Character: Hsiao Kang's Mother
Released: August 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Defying his parents, disaffected youth Hsiao Kang drops out of the local cram school to head for the bright lights of downtown Taipei. He falls in wit Ah Tze, a young hoodlum, and their relationship is a confused mixture of hero-worship and rivalry that soon leads to trouble.
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Hill of No Return
Title: Hill of No Return
Character: Ah Ying
Released: December 5, 1992
Type: Movie
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.
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Boys
Title: Boys
Released: April 10, 1991
Type: Movie
A junior-high student bullies and blackmails a younger boy, then receives the same treatment at the hands of some older students.
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Spring Awakening
Title: Spring Awakening
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
It’s a single-parent family, but there is always laughter coming through the door. Their house is like an aquarium; the ray surrounding the fluorescent light and the delicate oxygen bubbles from the air pumps are like the mother's arms, shielding them from the outside world.