#taiwan movies

[ladamarossa]

驚魂風雨夜  - Devil Returns (1982)

[vintagegeekculture]

"Peach Boy 2" (1989), also called Magic of Steel, was one of the most wildly successful movies in the late 80s trend in Taiwan and Hong Kong of fantasy movies aimed at children (which also included entries like "Ginseng Boy" and "Magic Crystal").

Peach Boy, a magic child born in a peach who is one part Peter Pan, another part Bart Simpson, a third part Samurai, and a fourth part Superman, discovers a sorcerer is killing a thousand kids to keep his body from decaying, and has to stop him.

Peach Boy was, like Bart Simpson, played by an adult woman who sounded and looked like a boy.

Peach Boy was a huge phenomenon, despite the weirdness and low budget of the whole thing. Many very young Chinese kids remember being shocked when they found out their hero Peach Boy was actually....played by a girl! Hsiao Lao Lin.

Also known as "Magic of Steel," it is one of the few films to have a typo in the opening title.

[kopifurann]

Hetalia X Alien Stage

Round 5

[natalias-pierogi]

ive watched marry my dead body with my gf yesterday and idk what did i expect. it was a gay tragedy wrapped in a gay comedy. the ending was the only possible one and was even the happiest one possible in this scenario but i still cried my eyes out. it was a tragedy of miscommunication, betrayal and prejudice wrapped in a blanket of a comedy. it was a good movie and i loved it. i cried for an hour. how dare they

[arconinternet]

The Fantasy of Deer Warrior (Film, 1961)

You can watch it with English subtitles here; if the player isn't working yet, you can download it under 'DOWNLOAD OPTIONS'.

You can watch a video about it here, or listen to a podcast episode about it here.

[annoyingthemesong]

SUBLIME CINEMA #656 - YI YI

I've admired Edward Yang a long time for his haunting film 'The Terrorizers', but Yi Yi is even more refined, and a total masterpiece.

Beautifully rendered by Wei-Han Yang, Yang's cinematographer on the equally great 'Taipei Story'.

[celluloidrainbow]

日子 | DAYS (2020) dir. Tsai Ming-Liang Under the pain of illness and treatment, middle-aged and middle class Kang finds himself adrift. He meets the younger Non for a massage appointment. They find consolation in each other, before parting ways and carrying on with their days. (link in title)

[photodumppps]

—18x2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)

[respectthepetty]

A Blue Boy and a Red Rascal have to get married.

But one of them is a ghost who died before his time.

And the other is a cop who has to solve his death.

So there are lots of barriers

And this all started because the Blue Boy picked up a red envelope.

Plus he has a color-coded phone.

Well, I guess I'm effing with los espookys in Marry My Dead Body for los colores.

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

x

[bl-bam-beyond]

A NEW BL MOVIE from TAIWAN

Title: A Balloon's Landing

Release May 10, 2024 according to MDL but may not have an international release.

It stars Terrence Lau (a Hong Kong Actor) and Fandy Fan (BL LOVERS WILL REMEMBER HIM FROM HISTORY 2: CROSSING THE LINE)

The story goes Tian Yu, a frustrated Hong Kong writer meets street gangster Xiang and they embark on a journey to find the Bay of Vanishing Whales a place that leads to paradise. Along the way, they discover unexpected twists and turns and close bonds.

So BL Fam does anyone know about this one?

@pose4photoml @lutawolf @absolutebl @beniyo @wanderlust-in-my-soul @kingofthereblog-boysloveed @pharawee

[ladamarossa]

厲鬼纏身 - Split of the Spirit (1987)

[vintagegeekculture]

"Zhan Shen" (1976) is a Chinese movie where the war god, Zhan Shan, returns to modern times, and after growing to colossal size, battles enormous Martian invaders.

[gifmovie]

[mcpirita]

Tony Leung for Vogue Taiwan 

Photographed by Cho Gi-Seok

[annoyingthemesong]

SUBLIME CINEMA #664 - GOODBYE DRAGON INN

A film for and about cineastes, made of a kind of slow core creeping nostalgia. It revolves around a single night in a cinema which is about to shut down for good, drawing all shades of nocturnal humanity for a midnight, final showing.

Atmospheric and beautiful pic from Ming-Liang Tsai, shot I believe in Taipei.