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To satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.

A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.

A metaphysical mystery about the lives of three couples in Taipei that continually intersect over a span of several weeks.

Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment used for sexual trysts.

Within the urban gloom of Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.

A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world.

While never-ending rain and a strange disease spread by cockroaches ravage Taiwan, a plumber makes a hole between two apartments and the inhabitants of each form a unique connection, enacted in musical numbers.

A young couple leave their mining town home for Taipei where they struggle to eke out a living in an industrial wasteland.

An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.

All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.

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.

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

Madame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a cruel murder.

This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother.

Truly Lin lives a lonely life as an employee in an office. She reminisces about her high school life when she and Tai Yu, the school's notorious student, fall in love with each other.

Jade visits Takeko's tattoo studio, captivated by the spider lily image. She asks for the same tattoo, challenging Takeko's monastic life and revealing memories that threaten their relationship.

A rather dejected Mei-li Chen lives with her extended family in the suburbs. She drops out of college when the boy she has a crush on finds a girlfriend. Mei-li eventually ends up selling tickets in a movie theatre. A great camaraderie then builds up between the two cashiers in the small ticket booth.

Ah Quan is a taxi driver who enjoys his life as a driver. One day he meets and falls in love with a pretty cop. The only way to get the cop's attention is to get as many tickets as possible on purpose.

After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."

A terminally ill man sets up his best friend, whom he has loved since high school, so that she will not be lonely after he passes away.

Three vignettes from three different directors that tell stories of ordinary people during Taiwan's Cold War period.

Not only is Kamakura-based Masakazu Isshiki a mystery novelist, but he is also a good detective himself. His wife Akiko and he are acquainted with all manners of creatures and gods who are of, from or passing through the town. Dealing with and tackling his cases means he can use all the help he can get.