Danny Deng

Danny Deng was born in 1956 in Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese director and actor, known for Yi Yi (2000), Cao Shan Chun Hui (2005) and U Motherbaker (2020).

Yi Yi (2000)

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 him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Wu Nien-jen  •  Elaine Jin  •  Issey Ogata  •  Kelly Lee

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 him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Wu Nien-jen  •  Elaine Jin  •  Issey Ogata  •  Kelly Lee

The Killer Who Never Kills (2011)

Trevor Ou is The Killer Who Never Kills, an assassin who earns the trust of his targets before snuffing their lives – and he does it without killing them! Trevor fakes the deaths of his targets and gives them new identities, but when his first target Grace returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Fung-Bok  •  Wan Chi-Man
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Jam Hsiao  •  Chrissie Chau  •  Zaizai Lin

Trevor Ou is The Killer Who Never Kills, an assassin who earns the trust of his targets before snuffing their lives – and he does it without killing them! Trevor fakes the deaths of his targets and gives them new identities, but when his first target Grace returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Fung-Bok  •  Wan Chi-Man
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Jam Hsiao  •  Chrissie Chau  •  Zaizai Lin

Viva Baseball (2012)

To get his team to play a clean game, a high school baseball coach must put his life at stake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chi Yin
CAST:  Chang Han  •  Achel Chang  •  Tracy Chou  •  Danny Deng

To get his team to play a clean game, a high school baseball coach must put his life at stake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chi Yin
CAST:  Chang Han  •  Achel Chang  •  Tracy Chou  •  Danny Deng

A Confucian Confusion (1994)

After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Chen Shiang-Chyi  •  Chen Yi-Wen  •  Danny Deng  •  Yen Hung-ya

After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Chen Shiang-Chyi  •  Chen Yi-Wen  •  Danny Deng  •  Yen Hung-ya

Island Etude (2006)

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

DIRECTION:  Chen Hwai-En
CAST:  Ming-hsiang Tung  •  Danny Deng  •  Tender Huang  •  Hsiao-shun Hsu

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

DIRECTION:  Chen Hwai-En
CAST:  Ming-hsiang Tung  •  Danny Deng  •  Tender Huang  •  Hsiao-shun Hsu

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

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A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Chang Chen  •  Lisa Yang  •  Elaine Jin  •  Chen Shiang-Chyi

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Chang Chen  •  Lisa Yang  •  Elaine Jin  •  Chen Shiang-Chyi

Dust in the Wind (1986)

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hou Hsiao-hsien
CAST:  Hsin Shu-Fen  •  Mei Fang  •  Chien-wen Wang  •  Lin Yang

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hou Hsiao-hsien
CAST:  Hsin Shu-Fen  •  Mei Fang  •  Chien-wen Wang  •  Lin Yang

Synapses (2019)

A wife needs to face not only the gradual deterioration of her husband's condition but also the complicated relationship between the daughter who was released from the prison on parole and the secret which was detonated after the old friend was back.All of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Tso-chi
CAST:  Li Meng  •  Oscar Chiu  •  Lu Hsueh-Feng  •  Peace Yang

A wife needs to face not only the gradual deterioration of her husband's condition but also the complicated relationship between the daughter who was released from the prison on parole and the secret which was detonated after the old friend was back.All of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Tso-chi
CAST:  Li Meng  •  Oscar Chiu  •  Lu Hsueh-Feng  •  Peace Yang

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show (2019)

The unscrupulous owner of Crazy TV sets out to lower the channel's ratings so he can sell it to mobster Mr. David for cheap and count his losses. He promotes failing producer Yeh to program director and fires the staff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nien Tsu Hsieh
CAST:  Eddy Ou  •  Na-Do  •  Lin Min-Chen  •  Kuan-Ting Liu

The unscrupulous owner of Crazy TV sets out to lower the channel's ratings so he can sell it to mobster Mr. David for cheap and count his losses. He promotes failing producer Yeh to program director and fires the staff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nien Tsu Hsieh
CAST:  Eddy Ou  •  Na-Do  •  Lin Min-Chen  •  Kuan-Ting Liu

Tongdang Wansui (1989)

Three Taiwanese friends go through political, romantic and cultural changes, from childhood to middle age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Wei-Yen
CAST:  Lee Chih-chi  •  Zhang Shi  •  Hsu Kuei-ying  •  Lee Ming-Yi

Three Taiwanese friends go through political, romantic and cultural changes, from childhood to middle age.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu Wei-Yen
CAST:  Lee Chih-chi  •  Zhang Shi  •  Hsu Kuei-ying  •  Lee Ming-Yi

女人真命苦 (1990)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Leanne Liu  •  Danny Deng

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Leanne Liu  •  Danny Deng

Savile Row (2019)

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DIRECTION:  Danny Deng  •  Yun-Chieh Fan
CAST:  Liu Chun  •  Lee Chien-Na  •  Tzu-Chiang Wang  •  Ying Tsai-Ling

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DIRECTION:  Danny Deng  •  Yun-Chieh Fan
CAST:  Liu Chun  •  Lee Chien-Na  •  Tzu-Chiang Wang  •  Ying Tsai-Ling

U Motherbaker - The Movie (2023)

A film sequel to the popular series, U Motherbaker. It is a Taiwanese family comedy about culture and the challenges of transforming a traditional cake shop. The film spin-off depicts the mother’s adventures of being the number one fan of the superstar OO.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Deng
CAST:  Hsin-Ling Chung  •  Huang Peijia  •  Joe Chang  •  Chieh-Hui Hsu

A film sequel to the popular series, U Motherbaker. It is a Taiwanese family comedy about culture and the challenges of transforming a traditional cake shop. The film spin-off depicts the mother’s adventures of being the number one fan of the superstar OO.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Deng
CAST:  Hsin-Ling Chung  •  Huang Peijia  •  Joe Chang  •  Chieh-Hui Hsu

Old Man and Girl (1989)

Old Man and Girl is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Eric Tsang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Yi-Chen
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Wu Ma  •  Danny Poon  •  Danny Deng

Old Man and Girl is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Eric Tsang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Yi-Chen
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Wu Ma  •  Danny Poon  •  Danny Deng