On the Society File of Shanghai

On the Society File of Shanghai 1981

6.50

In Shanghai, Hai-nan, son of a Chinese official, is found stabbed on the street. But when the culprit, Li-fang, is apprehended, she refuses to reveal her motives. Meanwhile, a police officer grows suspicious of the officials’ rush to close the case. As he searches for leads in the case files, a shocking truth about Li-fang is revealed.

1981

The Glory of the Sunset

The Glory of the Sunset 1977

1

A young doctor, regardless of his family’s objection, had decided to marry his beloved one. When he discovered that he had contracted a terminal disease and had only a few months to live with, he left his house without a word and came to a rural village. When the doctor saw the run-down medical facilities in the village, he thought he should contribute his best to provide medical assistance to those needy during his lifetime. Hence, he started a medical clinic, which in a short time, his name was spread wide and far. Meanwhile, his beloved girl friend finally found him in the village. Upon hearing his terminal disease, she insisted to marry the dying doctor…

1977

If I Were for Real

If I Were for Real 1981

6.40

Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol’s play The Inspector General.

1981

The Chasing Game

The Chasing Game 1976

1

Mandarin movie about the romance of an undergraduate with the prettiest girl on campus.

1976

A Sorrowful Wedding

A Sorrowful Wedding 1979

1

Chia-wen and Hsiao-fen are childhood friends. Chia-wen is the son of a rich landlord and Hsiao-fen is the daughter of a poor couple who works on the rich lanlord's land. Even as children Chia-wen and Hsiao-fen love each other deeply. Chia-wen is sent to school in the city. After graduation Chia-wen returns to the countryside and plans to make his childhood friend Hsiao-fen his wife. Chia-wen's father disapproves of the marriage between Chia-wen and Hsiao-fen and disowns Chia-wen. With the disapproval of their marriage, Chia-wen takes Hsiao-fen and they run away together. Unmarried, Chia-wen and Hsiao-fen live together and struggle to make a living.

1979

The Anger

The Anger 1982

1

Drama-thriller from Taiwan.

1982

The Lady Avenger

The Lady Avenger 1981

5.30

The Lady Avenger is about a young woman who is raped by four men and then taken advantage by a fifth. Abandoned by her fiancé, she strikes back at the five wolves. Wild and exciting, filled with nasty violence and highly creative killing sequences, this is Taiwanese exploitation cinema at its furious finest.

1981

Poor Chasers

Poor Chasers 1980

1

Pairs of best college friends, Shen Jung (Brigitte Lin) and Li Lun-mei (Chelsia Chan); Chen Cheng-hsiung (Chin Han) and Fang Juei (Alan Tam) meet at the tennis courts. Fang Juei likes the ebullient Li Lun-mei, but after hearing the contemplative Cheng-hsiung at a school concert, is smitten by his talents and looks. However, as fate would have it, Cheng-hsiung is after the studious and gentler Shen Jung.

1980

Girl with a Gun

Girl with a Gun 1982

4.00

An attempted rape of a deaf mute girl causes her to take revenge. Soon the killings begin.

1982

The Spring Lake

The Spring Lake 1978

1

A rich man's son loses his father's fortune in business ventures. His determination to turn over a new leaf wins him the love of a pretty model.

1978

Pink Thief

Pink Thief 1982

4.50

A group of young people are helped to illegally immigrate from China to Hong Kong by a local gang, but when they arrive they are immediately abused by the gang and paid little for the tasks they are given. Struggling to survive, the group turn to petty crime to make ends meet. When one of the group accidentally picks the pocket of a chief detective, he decides to use the group of desperate immigrants to help him infiltrate their gang.

1982

Come Fly with Me

Come Fly with Me 1976

1

Charlie Chin is Cheng Chieh, an engineer obsessed with flying. Brigitte Lin is Liu Yen-mei, a rich girl who has to choose between Chieh and a rich man's son who stoops to manipulation to separate the 2 lovebirds.

1976

Forever My Love

Forever My Love 1976

1

Alan Tang plays an engineering student in Taipei, Taiwan who meets and falls in love with another college student played by Brigitte Lin. Tang is the rich spoiled playboy son of a wealthy builder. When he meets Brigitte, Tang's life changes and he becomes very serious about her. There are many wonderful romantic scenes between the two on the beach and in the country under a maple tree.

1976

Crisis

Crisis 1983

4.00

A family implodes after the reading of a will. They fight over the inheritance, forming and re-forming alliances, and spend most of the film searching for a crucial key.

1983

Come Rain or Come Shine

Come Rain or Come Shine 1974

1

A musical comedy developed from the usual poor-boy-loves-rich-girl situation.

1974

Devil Returns

Devil Returns 1982

5.00

A woman is raped and impregnated by a psychopath, who comes back from beyond the grave to exact revenge when his demonic son undergoes an exorcism.

1982

No One Can Touch Her

No One Can Touch Her 1979

5.00

A blind martial arts practitioner is out to find her father's killers and hopefully regain her sight in this chop-and-kick-filled combat film.

1979

Spring Fever

Spring Fever 1981

1

Sun Ya-fang, a freshman from college, is wooed by her schoolmates Chen, a boastful and frivolous playboy, and Yang, an introvert, who is simple and honest. Yang's sister teaches him to adopt a more aggressive approach towards Sun. Perturbed by his advances, Sun deflects Yang's attention towards her classmate, Sung. Meanwhile, Sun's cousin, George, returns from abroad and further complicates the situation. Sun falls for George, who is more interested in Sung.

1981