Top 10 Best Taiwan Movies

Have you every watched any Taiwan movie? Check out this list of 10 of the best Taiwan movies and let us feel the charm of Taiwan films.

1. A Brighter Summer Day 牯岭街少年杀人事件 (1991)

A Brighter Summer Day is a four-hour film directed by Edward Yang. The film is based on a real incident that took place when the director was young in 1960s. The story tells about a boy’s struggle amidst the turbulence, and it also explores family relations, youthful alienation, and obsessions of American culture at that time.

2. Monga 艋舺 (2010)

Monga is a Taiwan gangster movie directed by Doze Niu. Set in the 1980s Taipei, the film tells a story of hate and love between young gangsters. The director said Monga is a “gorgeous youth action film.” The film was released in Taiwan in 2010 and the first week box office reached up to NT $60 million, breaking the first-week box office record of Taiwan films.

3. Cape No. 7 海角七号 (2008)

Cape No. 7 is a romantic music film directed by Wei Te-Sheng. The film describes the rise of a local Hengchun rock band, and the discovery of seven love letters written 60 years ago. Cape No. 7 is your only bet if you are looking for good film with a humorous look at Taiwan.

4. Eat Drink Man Woman 饮食男女 (1994)

Eat Drink Man Woman is directed by famous director Ang Lee. The film tells story among a master Chinese chef, his three grown daughters during their Sunday dinners. Through the family`s life, the director humorously explores the clash between modernity and tradition in the contemporary Taiwan family.

5. You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年，我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

You Are the Apple of My Eye is a romance film which tells a boy-meet-girl tale based on director Giddens’s novel of the same title. The film broke box-office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

6. Red Dust 滚滚红尘 (1990)

Red Dust is a romance-drama film starring Taiwanese actors Brigitte Lin and Qin Han. The movie tells a story that a talented female novelist falls in love with a Chinese traitor who’s collaborating with the Japanese during the WWII.

7. Yi yi: A One and a Two 一一 (2000)

Yi Yi: A One and a Two is a Taiwan film directed by Edward Yang. The film revolves around struggles of a businessman and life of his Taiwanese family in Taipei.

8. Seediq Bale: The Rainbow Warriors 赛德克•巴莱 (2012)

Seediq Bale: The Rainbow Warriors is a Taiwan version Braveheart. The film is based on the 1930 Wushe Incident in central Taiwan and tells a story how local tribes fight against the Japanese invaders bravely. The film features exquisite picture, pleasant music and gripping plot. It also presents audience with Taiwan aborigines’ unique culture and customs.

9. The Boys from Fengkuei 风柜来的人 (1983)

The film tells a simple story of how a boy from a fishing village Fengkuei comes to Gaoxiong city and has to face harsh realities in big city. The film presents people beautiful seaside life scenes, teen’s craze, confused city life, true and delicate feelings among young friends and family.

10. A City Of Sadness 悲情城市 (1989)

A City of Sadness is historical drama film based on the Taiwan 228 Incident of 1947, in which thousands of people were massacred. The film won the Golden Lion award at the 1989 Venice Film Festival.