Bamboo Chen

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Monga (2010)

Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys (Mosquito, Monk, Dragon, White Monkey and A-Lan) who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
CAST:  Mark Chao  •  Ethan Juan  •  Ma Ju-Lung  •  Ko Chia-yen

Set in the 1980s, “Monga” centers on five boys (Mosquito, Monk, Dragon, White Monkey and A-Lan) who join the "Gang of Princes" who are tired of being pushed around. As the "Gang of Princes" rise in stature, they come into conflict with other gangs jealous of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
CAST:  Mark Chao  •  Ethan Juan  •  Ma Ju-Lung  •  Ko Chia-yen

Orz Boyz (2008)

More than just naughty, they play tricks on classmates, tease girls at school, fight with other boys, and lie to everyone until their teacher breaks down. They are named Liar No. 1 and Liar No. 2. The most important act planned in their life is to go to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ya-che Yang
CAST:  Kuan-yi Lee  •  Chin-Yu Pan  •  Umin Boya  •  Mei Fang

More than just naughty, they play tricks on classmates, tease girls at school, fight with other boys, and lie to everyone until their teacher breaks down. They are named Liar No. 1 and Liar No. 2. The most important act planned in their life is to go to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ya-che Yang
CAST:  Kuan-yi Lee  •  Chin-Yu Pan  •  Umin Boya  •  Mei Fang

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast (2013)

More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. However, the street banquet business has been in decline since Taiwan's economic boom. Master Fly Spirit wants to pass the family recipes and culinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Yu-hsun
CAST:  Tony Yang  •  Lin Mei-shiu  •  Hsia Yu-chiao  •  Bamboo Chen

More than 20 years ago, there were three "Ban Dou" master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. However, the street banquet business has been in decline since Taiwan's economic boom. Master Fly Spirit wants to pass the family recipes and culinary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Yu-hsun
CAST:  Tony Yang  •  Lin Mei-shiu  •  Hsia Yu-chiao  •  Bamboo Chen

Jump Ashin! (2011)

Ashin has spent his enitre life training for the national team in gymnastics. His mother believes his work will amount to nothing and asks his high school coach to take him off the team. Ashin then quits the sport entirely. He quickly falls in with wrong crowd and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lin Yu-hsien
CAST:  Chen Handian  •  Lawrence Ko  •  Eddie Peng  •  Zaizai Lin

Ashin has spent his enitre life training for the national team in gymnastics. His mother believes his work will amount to nothing and asks his high school coach to take him off the team. Ashin then quits the sport entirely. He quickly falls in with wrong crowd and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lin Yu-hsien
CAST:  Chen Handian  •  Lawrence Ko  •  Eddie Peng  •  Zaizai Lin

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

My Little Honey Moon (2012)

Life of a Vietnamese girl married to a farmer in the countryside of Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheng Yu-Chieh
CAST:  Bamboo Chen  •  Helen Thanh Dao  •  Lawrence Ko  •  Teng Zhi-Xuan

Life of a Vietnamese girl married to a farmer in the countryside of Taiwan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheng Yu-Chieh
CAST:  Bamboo Chen  •  Helen Thanh Dao  •  Lawrence Ko  •  Teng Zhi-Xuan

Night Market Hero (2011)

Follows a group of food vendors who have made their living in the bustling 888 Night Market for over a decade. Their livelihood is threatened when some real estate developer acquires the land where the night market is situated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tien-Lun Yeh
CAST:  Lan Cheng-lung  •  Lu Hsueh-Feng  •  Chu Ke-liang  •  Bamboo Chen

Follows a group of food vendors who have made their living in the bustling 888 Night Market for over a decade. Their livelihood is threatened when some real estate developer acquires the land where the night market is situated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tien-Lun Yeh
CAST:  Lan Cheng-lung  •  Lu Hsueh-Feng  •  Chu Ke-liang  •  Bamboo Chen

Kano (2014)

A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umin Boya
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Takao Osawa  •  Maki Sakai  •  Togo Igawa

A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umin Boya
CAST:  Masatoshi Nagase  •  Takao Osawa  •  Maki Sakai  •  Togo Igawa

My Egg Boy (2016)

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 solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, the film is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fu Tien-Yu
CAST:  Ariel Lin  •  Rhydian Vaughan  •  Lee Lieh  •  Wu Nien-Jen

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 solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, the film is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fu Tien-Yu
CAST:  Ariel Lin  •  Rhydian Vaughan  •  Lee Lieh  •  Wu Nien-Jen

Twa-Tiu-Tiann (2014)

Through a famous painting "South Street Festival", a Taiwanese college boy unexpectedly travels 100 years back in time, back to the 1920's, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. He is stuck, he panics, he wants to return to 2014 but soon changes his mind, not just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tien-Lun Yeh
CAST:  Chris Wang  •  Sonia Sui  •  Jian Man-shu  •  Chu-Ko Liang

Through a famous painting "South Street Festival", a Taiwanese college boy unexpectedly travels 100 years back in time, back to the 1920's, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. He is stuck, he panics, he wants to return to 2014 but soon changes his mind, not just ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tien-Lun Yeh
CAST:  Chris Wang  •  Sonia Sui  •  Jian Man-shu  •  Chu-Ko Liang

Back to the Good Times (2018)

Nearly a year has gone by since the passing of Grandma, and the Zheng family is busy preparing for memorial rituals. Hwa Jia (Crowd Lu) gets discharged from military service and happily reunites with Wei (Vera Yen). The next morning, Wei's parents catch them in bed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Qu Youning
CAST:  Crowd Lu  •  Tsai Chen-Nan  •  Hsieh Ying Shiuan  •  Kuan-Ting Liu

Nearly a year has gone by since the passing of Grandma, and the Zheng family is busy preparing for memorial rituals. Hwa Jia (Crowd Lu) gets discharged from military service and happily reunites with Wei (Vera Yen). The next morning, Wei's parents catch them in bed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Qu Youning
CAST:  Crowd Lu  •  Tsai Chen-Nan  •  Hsieh Ying Shiuan  •  Kuan-Ting Liu

Angels Wear White (2017)

In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vivian Qu
CAST:  Meijun Zhou  •  Liu Weiwei  •  Shi Ke  •  Wang Yuexin

In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vivian Qu
CAST:  Meijun Zhou  •  Liu Weiwei  •  Shi Ke  •  Wang Yuexin

Alifu, the Prince/ss (2017)

Alifu, a 25 year-old Paiwan boy, works as a hair-dresser in Taipei and struggles between his dream of getting a sex change operation and following his father’s footsteps to inherit the title as Chief of the indigenous Paiwan tribe. His lesbian roommate, Pei-Zhen, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu-Lin Wang
CAST:  Utjung Tjakivalid  •  Chao Yi-lan  •  Pong-Fong Wu  •  Bamboo Chen

Alifu, a 25 year-old Paiwan boy, works as a hair-dresser in Taipei and struggles between his dream of getting a sex change operation and following his father’s footsteps to inherit the title as Chief of the indigenous Paiwan tribe. His lesbian roommate, Pei-Zhen, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yu-Lin Wang
CAST:  Utjung Tjakivalid  •  Chao Yi-lan  •  Pong-Fong Wu  •  Bamboo Chen

The Great Buddha+ (2017)

Security guard Pickle and his trash collector friend Belly Button kill time together in night shifts watching the American-educated boss's dash-cam recordings of his various sexual encounters with women. Against the buddies' will, something horrifying rather than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Hsin-Yao
CAST:  Cres Chuang  •  Bamboo Chen  •  Leon Dai  •  Na-Do

Security guard Pickle and his trash collector friend Belly Button kill time together in night shifts watching the American-educated boss's dash-cam recordings of his various sexual encounters with women. Against the buddies' will, something horrifying rather than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Hsin-Yao
CAST:  Cres Chuang  •  Bamboo Chen  •  Leon Dai  •  Na-Do

All Because of Love (2017)

Er Kan, a high school student who is in love with the most beautiful girl in the class, has to endure the continuous abuses from the bullies in school. However, when the girl of his dreams becomes the girlfriend of the leader of the bullies, things can only get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lien Yi-Chi
CAST:  Kent Tsai  •  Gingle Wang  •  Dara Hanfman  •  Hsiao-shun Hsu

Er Kan, a high school student who is in love with the most beautiful girl in the class, has to endure the continuous abuses from the bullies in school. However, when the girl of his dreams becomes the girlfriend of the leader of the bullies, things can only get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lien Yi-Chi
CAST:  Kent Tsai  •  Gingle Wang  •  Dara Hanfman  •  Hsiao-shun Hsu

The Village of No Return (2017)

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Yu-hsun
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Shu Qi  •  Wang Qian-Yuan  •  Joseph Chang

In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chen Yu-hsun
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Shu Qi  •  Wang Qian-Yuan  •  Joseph Chang

The Great Buddha (2014)

A Buddha statue, three middle-aged men and a mysterious woman. The unexpected encounter among them creates a story of suspense. Will the Buddha protect everyone of us? or does He choose the right ones at His own will?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Hsin-Yao
CAST:  Cres Chuang  •  Bamboo Chen

A Buddha statue, three middle-aged men and a mysterious woman. The unexpected encounter among them creates a story of suspense. Will the Buddha protect everyone of us? or does He choose the right ones at His own will?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Huang Hsin-Yao
CAST:  Cres Chuang  •  Bamboo Chen

A Fool in Love, Love Like a Fool (2019)

Born into a wealthy family, Xiao-wei lives a carefree life with his loving mother's care. He enjoys reading picture books written by his favorite author Kauff, especially those works about mermaids. One day, he accidentally takes the wrong bus, arrives at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lan Cheng-lung
CAST:  Shu-yao Kuo  •  Lan Cheng-lung  •  Tien Niu  •  JiaHong Tsai

Born into a wealthy family, Xiao-wei lives a carefree life with his loving mother's care. He enjoys reading picture books written by his favorite author Kauff, especially those works about mermaids. One day, he accidentally takes the wrong bus, arrives at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lan Cheng-lung
CAST:  Shu-yao Kuo  •  Lan Cheng-lung  •  Tien Niu  •  JiaHong Tsai

Viatical Settlement (2019)

Insurer Ah-bin lived to his forties and never thought that he could be a saint. Just by stamping on policies and he can change people's lives. Everything starts from the loan shark, Mr. Hsi who saw the potential business from Ah- bin. As long as Mr. Hsi pays the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chan Chun-Hao
CAST:  Bamboo Chen  •  Ding Ning  •  Tai Bo  •  Joelle Lu

Insurer Ah-bin lived to his forties and never thought that he could be a saint. Just by stamping on policies and he can change people's lives. Everything starts from the loan shark, Mr. Hsi who saw the potential business from Ah- bin. As long as Mr. Hsi pays the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chan Chun-Hao
CAST:  Bamboo Chen  •  Ding Ning  •  Tai Bo  •  Joelle Lu

Ace of Sales (2016)

We’ve all seen on television the weirdly enthusiastic people selling once-in-a-lifetime-deal jewelry, invisible bras and magical sports equipment that can give you a flat belly. This film delves into the heart of it as protagonist Sue (Bianca Bai, 白歆惠) loses her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Li
CAST:  Bianca Bai  •  Na-Do  •  Lin Mei-shiu  •  Hsieh Ying Shiuan

We’ve all seen on television the weirdly enthusiastic people selling once-in-a-lifetime-deal jewelry, invisible bras and magical sports equipment that can give you a flat belly. This film delves into the heart of it as protagonist Sue (Bianca Bai, 白歆惠) loses her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cho Li
CAST:  Bianca Bai  •  Na-Do  •  Lin Mei-shiu  •  Hsieh Ying Shiuan
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