The first feature of the Taiwanese king of the box office was indicative of what was about to follow, with “Cape No 7” still holding the top spot in the aforementioned list. The film won 6 awards in the Golden Horse and a number internationally, while its success came even though the promotional campaign was not particularly extensive, the two leading actors Van Fan and Chie Tanaka only had minor acting experience and a number of the supporting roles were filled by non-actors.
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The film begins in the 1940s, when an unnamed teacher dispatched to the southernmost town of Hengchun falls in love with a local girl with the Japanese name Kojima Tomoko. After the Surrender of Japan, the teacher is forced to return home as Taiwan was placed under the administrative control of the Republic of China. On his trip home,...
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The film begins in the 1940s, when an unnamed teacher dispatched to the southernmost town of Hengchun falls in love with a local girl with the Japanese name Kojima Tomoko. After the Surrender of Japan, the teacher is forced to return home as Taiwan was placed under the administrative control of the Republic of China. On his trip home,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Investor in previous film ’Seediq Bale Part 1: Sun Flag’ said he is owed $1.4m.
Wei Te-Sheng’s Big will open in Taiwan on December 1 as scheduled despite a warrant of seizure issued by the Taipei District Court and lodged by investor Gou Tai-Chiang over an alleged unpaid debt.
Wei is the director of the two highest grossing local films of all time in Taiwan: musical drama Cape No.7, which grossed $16.8m (N$$534m) in 2008, and historical epic Seediq Bale Part 1: Sun Flag which garnred $14.9m (Nt$473m) in 2011.
Last month, Gou, younger brother of Foxconn founder Terry Gou,...
Wei Te-Sheng’s Big will open in Taiwan on December 1 as scheduled despite a warrant of seizure issued by the Taipei District Court and lodged by investor Gou Tai-Chiang over an alleged unpaid debt.
Wei is the director of the two highest grossing local films of all time in Taiwan: musical drama Cape No.7, which grossed $16.8m (N$$534m) in 2008, and historical epic Seediq Bale Part 1: Sun Flag which garnred $14.9m (Nt$473m) in 2011.
Last month, Gou, younger brother of Foxconn founder Terry Gou,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Also known by the decidedly more fitting name “Nightclub Suspense Tale”, “Any Other Side” is another Chinese omnibus of ghostly tales of the weird and supernatural, marking the debut of writer director Fang Yaxi (aka Captain Fang). Featuring three tangentially linked stories, the genre outing boasts a top eye candy cast of popular young actors and actresses, including the gorgeous Hong Kong actress model Chrissie Chau (“Hong Kong Ghost Stories”), Taiwanese star and singer Van Fan (“Cape No. 7”), Singaporean actor Qi Yuwu (“Painted Skin”), up and coming Mainland starlet Deng Jiajia (“Double Trouble”) and singer Yida Huang. The film revolves around a framing device of a group of 5 friends meeting in a nightclub and sharing spooky stories over a few drinks. “Lost” comes first, following Chrissie Chau as a young wheelchair bound woman being menaced in her house by a raincoat wearing killer, who she believes has killed her twin...
- 8/9/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
So yeah. The Chinese are pretty much as insane as the Japanese when it comes to making horror movies, and if you need any more proof of this fact, then check out the trailer for Nightclub School Hospital. Yes, that's right... Nightclub School Hospital. Don't worry; we're just as confused.
Other than who the stars are, in this case, Chrissie Chau, Van Fan Yi-chen, Deng Jia Jia and Jill Hsu Jie-er, no plot details are available at this time.
Check out the trailer below, which features a lot of the typical weirdness that you've come to expect from flicks of this ilk and a lot of Michael Jackson type dancing. And the spinny thing from Inception. And monstrous sound effects. And weird sky-based anomalies. Oh, and it's a slasher movie. With dancing.
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Other than who the stars are, in this case, Chrissie Chau, Van Fan Yi-chen, Deng Jia Jia and Jill Hsu Jie-er, no plot details are available at this time.
Check out the trailer below, which features a lot of the typical weirdness that you've come to expect from flicks of this ilk and a lot of Michael Jackson type dancing. And the spinny thing from Inception. And monstrous sound effects. And weird sky-based anomalies. Oh, and it's a slasher movie. With dancing.
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Start dancing in the comments section below!
- 2/4/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Chie Jen-Hao's Gangster Rock is a lovable mess, though more mess than lovable. It's essentially about people realising fame and fortune isn't everything as long as they're alive and have options, and while there are plenty of ways to film this sort of thing - from the stunning low-key fantasy drama of Studio 4C's Princess Arete to the laid-back coming-of-age vignettes that pepper Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema - you generally need a compelling cast of characters and at least a modicum of professionalism to pull it off. Gangster Rock has neither.
There are two stories here. One plotline follows Hau (Leon Jay Williams, Jump), a small-time gangster not long out of prison after a shakedown gone horribly wrong led to the death of his then girlfriend. The other stars (collectively) Gangster, a group of musicians working the underbelly of Taipei's club scene, where industry sharks insist the two lead...
There are two stories here. One plotline follows Hau (Leon Jay Williams, Jump), a small-time gangster not long out of prison after a shakedown gone horribly wrong led to the death of his then girlfriend. The other stars (collectively) Gangster, a group of musicians working the underbelly of Taipei's club scene, where industry sharks insist the two lead...
- 10/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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