Acting
Aug 23, 1984
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sam Yang
Acting
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Feature Films (6)
On Green Island in the 1950s, the female thought prisoners chose to fight for freedom, but were more forcefully suppressed by the authority. They held on to their beliefs and hoping for true freedom to come.
Untold Herstory
Born never to cry, Fish seeks his missing mother through the underworld. He believes her ghost is imprisoned within a deity puppet — yet, it conceals neither his mother nor an informant, but a survivor. Through the puppet’s mouth, the seaside street’s buried past unfolds.
The Crucian
Chi and Ming grew up together. The story begins on an old metal bridge. For the two, the bridge is also the way home where the two boys talk about their lives, dreams, hardships, and of course, trash talk. As young boys, they paint their future with dreams and ambitions.
Run! Zhi-Ming
In 1945, as World War II nears its end in Japanese-ruled Kaohsiung, a Taiwanese insurance agent seeking to return policy premiums, an escaped American POW, and a widowed pregnant Japanese woman are forced to confront the faint, shadowed glimmers of humanity amid a devastating air raid.
1945
Television & Series (9)
Through the stories of nine kids living in the Chinese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences. In the summer of 1985, while Xiaobudian (the tiny one) was at the fourth grade, he was already a convincing street vendor, who sold stuff for allowance on a skywalk every day. Xiaobudian’s father is a shoe shop owner who was doing business in the Chinese Shopping Mall. One day, a magician from nowhere showed up in the mall. He had a treasure bowl and a zebra capable of emitting colorful lights, and he was able to make countless magic tricks. Xiaobudian admired this magician, and bought magic props for practice every day. At the same time, more and more boys and girls in the mall have met this mysterious magician, and gained life-changing power after they watched the magic show.
The Magician on the Skywalk
Muqi, a young pop star becomes more and more arrogant, especially with his manager Nagatsuki, a long-time friend who suddenly commits suicide. Muqi finds himself crushed by sadness and guilt. At the funeral, he meets Master Bensheng, guru of a cult his friend belonged to. If at first, he finds comfort within his place, cracks may soon appear in the caring appearances of the cult members.
