Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen (Chinese: 吳念真; born 5 August, 1952) is a Taiwanese screenwriter, director, and writer. He is one of the most prolific and highly regarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New Taiwanese Cinema, although he has also acted in a number of films, like Edward Yang's film Yi Yi (2000).

  • Title: Wu Nien-jen
  • Popularity: 4.533
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1952-08-05
  • Place of Birth: Juifang, Taipei County, Taiwan
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  • Also Known As: 吳念真, 吳明瑞, Wu Ming-swi, Nien-Jen Wu, Wu Nian-Zhen, Wu Niann-Jen, N. J. Wu, Wu Nien-Chen, Ng Lim-Chan, Wu Wen-Chin, 吳文欽
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Wu Nien-jen Movies

  • 2023
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    Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

    Caring for Black-Faced Spoonbill

    1 2023 HD

    A documentary took more than 30 years to pursue a migrating bird, black-faced spoonbill.

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  • 2000
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    Yi Yi

    Yi Yi

    7.9 2000 HD

    Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes...

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  • 1989
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    A City of Sadness

    A City of Sadness

    7.3 1989 HD

    The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the...

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  • 2013
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    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    7.6 2013 HD

    Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and...

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  • 2023
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    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang

    1 2023 HD

    CHEN Ming-chang, exposed to Western music, from The Beatles to Bob Dylan, often taught himself to play and sing with a guitar when he was young. In...

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  • 2014
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    The Boar King

    The Boar King

    6 2014 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    Fly, Kite Fly

    Fly, Kite Fly

    10 2015 HD

    The black kite, generally referred to as “the eagle” in Taiwan, used to be very widespread and so common that it is the main character in...

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  • 1988
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    I Love Mary

    I Love Mary

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2016
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    My Egg Boy

    My Egg Boy

    5.5 2016 HD

    Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a...

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  • 1987
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    Daughter of the Nile

    Daughter of the Nile

    7 1987 HD

    Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and...

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  • 2006
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    Island Etude

    Island Etude

    7.4 2006 HD

    Ming-Hsang, a deaf college student, meets interesting people as he cycles around Taiwan before he graduates from college.

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  • 1985
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    Taipei Story

    Taipei Story

    7.5 1985 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Kangaroo Man

    Kangaroo Man

    1 1995 HD

    "Kangaroo Man" is produced by China Film Co., Ltd., directed by Liu Yiming drama, Qiu Xinzhi, Chen Wenmin to participate in the show. The film tells...

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  • 1985
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    My Favorite Season

    My Favorite Season

    1 1985 HD

    Bi Bao-Liang is a 29 year-old man who believes that he will have bad luck if he touches a woman before he turns thirty. Liu Xiang-mei is a beautiful...

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  • 2013
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    Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

    Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast

    6.1 2013 HD

    More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. However, the street banquet business...

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  • 1983
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    That Day, on the Beach

    That Day, on the Beach

    7.7 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1996
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    Mahjong

    Mahjong

    7.4 1996 HD

    Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him,...

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  • 2020
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    Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

    Twelve Nights 2: Back to Day Zero

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1992
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    Joe-Goody

    Joe-Goody

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1985
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    Taste of Mercy

    Taste of Mercy

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1988
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    Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian

    Lao ke de zui hou yi ge chun tian

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2023
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    Day Off

    Day Off

    6.7 2023 HD

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  • 2011
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    10 Plus 10

    10 Plus 10

    5.7 2011 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Puppetmaster

    The Puppetmaster

    6.6 1993 HD

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  • 1985
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    Myth of a City

    Myth of a City

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1983
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    That Day, on the Beach

    That Day, on the Beach

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1996
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    Buddha Bless America

    Buddha Bless America

    5.2 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    Buddha Bless America

    Buddha Bless America

    5.2 1996 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Borrowed Life

    A Borrowed Life

    6.9 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Borrowed Life

    A Borrowed Life

    6.9 1995 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    Portrait of a Fanatic

    Portrait of a Fanatic

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1989
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    A City of Sadness

    A City of Sadness

    7.3 1989 HD

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  • 1986
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    Dust in the Wind

    Dust in the Wind

    7.6 1986 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Woman of Wrath

    The Woman of Wrath

    5.3 1984 HD

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  • 1983
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    Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?

    Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1987
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    Osmanthus Alley

    Osmanthus Alley

    6.2 1987 HD

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  • 1990
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    Song of the Exile

    Song of the Exile

    7.5 1990 HD

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  • 1991
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    My American Grandson

    My American Grandson

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Zodiac Killers

    Zodiac Killers

    4.6 1991 HD

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  • 1990
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    Sunless Days

    Sunless Days

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1987
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    Love Is Grown with Flower

    Love Is Grown with Flower

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1981
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    Kuo-Hao Crams for College

    Kuo-Hao Crams for College

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1989
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    Winter Break

    Winter Break

    6 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    Dangerous Seventeen

    Dangerous Seventeen

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Merry Couple

    The Merry Couple

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Boy Who Refused to Take the Entrance Examination

    The Boy Who Refused to Take the Entrance Examination

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1981
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    Classmate

    Classmate

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    Young People's Desire

    Young People's Desire

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1982
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    I Shall Return

    I Shall Return

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1979
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    Gone with Honor

    Gone with Honor

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    Taipei Sweet Heart

    Taipei Sweet Heart

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1980
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    Sailing for Tomorrow

    Sailing for Tomorrow

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1982
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    The City

    The City

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Return of the Electric Love

    Return of the Electric Love

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Super Warrior

    Super Warrior

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1981
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    Once We Were Together

    Once We Were Together

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1983
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    Traveller

    Traveller

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Blind Love

    The Blind Love

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1983
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    Is Q Still Alive?

    Is Q Still Alive?

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1984
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    Nature Is Quietly Beautiful

    Nature Is Quietly Beautiful

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng

    Wanpi Nansheng Qiao Nusheng

    1 1984 HD

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  • 2009
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    Somewhere I Have Never Travelled

    Somewhere I Have Never Travelled

    5.3 2009 HD

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  • 1984
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    North South West East

    North South West East

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1985
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    Wu Nu

    Wu Nu

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Campus Incidents

    The Campus Incidents

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    Story of a Bride

    Story of a Bride

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    One Bright Day

    One Bright Day

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1984
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    Impending War

    Impending War

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1989
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    Honor Thy Father

    Honor Thy Father

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1988
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    Young and Happy School Music

    Young and Happy School Music

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1991
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    Fatal Recall

    Fatal Recall

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1988
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    Autumn Tempest

    Autumn Tempest

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1993
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    End of the Road

    End of the Road

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1995
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    Super Citizen Ko

    Super Citizen Ko

    6.9 1995 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Two of Us

    The Two of Us

    10 1987 HD

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  • 1983
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    Send in the Clowns

    Send in the Clowns

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1989
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    Lessons of the Playground

    Lessons of the Playground

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1995
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    Forever Friends

    Forever Friends

    4.3 1995 HD

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  • 1984
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    The First Stitch

    The First Stitch

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Switch

    The Switch

    5.5 1982 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Loser, the Hero

    The Loser, the Hero

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Dull-Ice Flower

    The Dull-Ice Flower

    8.2 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Graduation Trip

    The Graduation Trip

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1988
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    Gangland Odyssey

    Gangland Odyssey

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Gangland Odyssey

    Gangland Odyssey

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Sir, Tell Me Why?

    Sir, Tell Me Why?

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1989
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    Two Painters

    Two Painters

    6.5 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Lily in the Valley

    A Lily in the Valley

    4 1982 HD

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  • 1984
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    Old Mao's Second Spring

    Old Mao's Second Spring

    7 1984 HD

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  • 1987
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    Be My Lovely Child Again

    Be My Lovely Child Again

    7 1987 HD

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  • 1985
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    Ghost Chasers

    Ghost Chasers

    5 1985 HD

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  • 1981
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    Spring Fever

    Spring Fever

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1998
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    Chivalrous Legend

    Chivalrous Legend

    5 1998 HD

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  • 1992
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    Hill of No Return

    Hill of No Return

    7.7 1992 HD

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  • 1988
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    People Between Two China

    People Between Two China

    8 1988 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Year of Happiness and Love

    The Year of Happiness and Love

    9.5 2009 HD

    Jiang Chen-bo is a loser without prospects for success, until a surprise promotion becomes the catalyst for his entire family's upturn in fortune.

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  • 1962
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    Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

    1 1962 HD

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

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  • 2020
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    36 Questions

    36 Questions

    1 2020 HD

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