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煲車 (1981)
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Ah Wei used to be a policeman but his many battle scars and bullet wounds have demoted him to the daily grind of a sercurity guard. His existence is anything but boring, however, as this Hong Kong film like all the others, thrives on shoot-outs, chases, and enough violence to keep an audience awake.
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台北發的早車 (1964)
Character: Xiulan
Made as Taiwan’s economy took off in the 1960s, Early Train from Taipei is a classic country-to-city melodrama of development. To save her bankrupt rural family, Xiulan takes the train to Taipei to earn money. Boyfriend Huotu is horrified to find she has been tricked into becoming a dancer in a nightclub when he visits, and tries to persuade her to leave the next morning on the early train from Taipei. Tragedy piles upon tragedy in this cautionary tale, which touched a nerve with audiences and inspired a raft of sequels.
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朱洪武 (1957)
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Taiwanese Language film from 1957, directed by Hsieh Sun
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真假紅玫瑰鬥法 (1966)
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An espionage story taken place in Xiamen.
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送君心綿綿 (1965)
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Taiwanese language film. Qiren and Bilian are a couple who are bullies by the Japanese during the occupation. Qiren wounds one officer and is sent to the labor service team to serve in prison. Will they eventually see each other again after the Japanese are defeated?
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高雄發的尾班車 (1963)
Character: 翠翠/Cui cui
The son of Wu Village elder Datong (Brother Wang) is unrequitedly in love with the village girl Cuicui (Bai Lan). One day Datong is changing Cuicui, Chen Zhongyi (Chen Yang), a college student who was returning home to visit relatives, passes by and rescues Cuicui. Since then, the two have had a strong bond. After his holiday, Zhongyi takes the night bus back to Taipei. Cuicui's father does not allow her to see him off...
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自君別後 (1965)
Character: Shumei
A paratrooper Kiyohio meets a beautiful tour guide Shumei. The two hit it off and fall in love, but she'd already promised engagement to a childhood friend off at war.
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玉觀音 (1969)
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The story is based on a play written by famous playwright Yao Yiwei whose work takes adaptation from the novel in Sung Dynasty. The film describes Xiuxiu, a daughter of an aristocrat,who falls in love with her cousin who is a talented sculptor. Nevertheless they experience all kinds of difficulties during the process of trying to get married.
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悲情鴛鴦夢 (1965)
Character: 玉春
Hokkien language cinema. As a child Yuchun was betrothed to Sanliu, who has physical and mental disabilities. Both of Dongshan's parents died, and he grew up with Yuchun and Sanliu. With help, Dongshan left his hometown and went to Keelung to complete his studies. After graduation he is offered a job, but decides to return to take care of the family. Soon their uncle dies, and Yunchun collects her courage to show her feelings to Dongshan - she is hopin the two would go far away. But Dongshan thinks this would be cruel to Sanliu....
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五對佳偶 (1971)
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Comedy about five married couples — a pair of parents and their four daughters and sons-in-law. Li Li Hua plays the eldest girl, opposite her real-life husband Yean Chuan.
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四眼仔 (1985)
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A psychologically unstable man accidentally kills a junkie, sparking a cat-and-mouse game with a clever inspector who befriends the man's mother to expose the truth.
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天堂血路 (1988)
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Lung’s wife was raped and murdered, and the killer escaped justice. Consumed by grief and rage, Lung killed him and fled to Hong Kong, only to fall into the hands of a snakehead gang and be forced into a life of crime as a bank robber.
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カミカゼ野郎 真昼の決斗 (1966)
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An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
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