Best International Feature Film Submissions from Taiwan to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Foreign Language Film Category

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1. Old Fox
20231h 52m
7.2 (1.2K)
This family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to survive in a rapidly changing world as well as things his poor father would never be able to teach him.
DirectorYa-chuan HsiaoStarsRun-yin BaiKuan-Ting LiuAkio Chen
97th ACADEMY AWARDS (2024) ░░░░ Status: submitted
2. Marry My Dead Body
20222h 10mTV-MA
7.0 (7K)
One day a police officer finds a red wedding envelope, only to find out that the owner is in fact a ghost asking for the officer's hand in marriage before reincarnation. What will happen when a human and a ghost form a special bond?
DirectorWei-Hao ChengStarsGreg Han HsuPo-Hung LinGingle Wang
96th ACADEMY AWARDS (2023) ░░░░ Status: submitted
3. Goddamned Asura
20211h 54m
6.5 (356)
During the night of his 18th birthday, Jan-wen commits a random shooting in a crowded night market.
DirectorYi-an LouStarsJoseph HuangDevin PanYu-Xuan Wang
95th ACADEMY AWARDS (2022) ░░░░ Status: submitted
4. The Falls
20212h 9m
7.0 (2.4K)
While quarantining, the relationship between a mother and daughter takes an unexpected turn.
DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsAlyssa ChiaGingle WangChen Yiwen
94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
5. A Sun
20192h 36m
7.6 (11K)
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsChien-Ho WuChen YiwenSamantha Shu-Chin Ko
93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
6. Dear Ex
20181h 40mTV-MA
7.3 (7.8K)
A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.
DirectorsChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsRoy ChiuYing-Hsuan HsiehSpark Chen
92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
7. The Great Buddha+
20171h 42m80Metascore
7.6 (5.3K)
One day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.
DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsCres ChuangBamboo Chu-Sheng ChenLeon Dai
91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
8. Small Talk
20161h 28m
7.6 (425)
A family story of a very special kind. The mother earns a living as a spirit guide for the deceased at their funerals: she was never at home, always out and about with her girlfriends instead. The daughter now goes to great lengths to attempt to understand her mother. A cosmos opens before us, one which manages to be of universal cultural significance and extremely intimate at the same time.
DirectorHui-Chen HuangStarHui-Chen Huang
90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) ░░░░ Status: submitted
9. Hang in There, Kids!
20161h 30m
7.3 (83)
Three kids grew up in a secluded indigenous tribe in the mountains and the woods. They are all very optimistic, energetic and playful, but they are also troubled by their own family issues. Their handicapped teacher opens an after-school session to help them with their schoolwork, and it's like a ray of love is shining on them. The teacher has a beautiful voice, but never sings. One day, the kids find a tape of their teacher's recording and are amazed by her voice. They decide to take this tape to Taipei.... What changes will this trip bring to all of their lives?
DirectorLaha MebowStarsEsther HuangBuya WatanWatan Silan
89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) ░░░░ submitted
10. The Assassin
20151h 45mNot Rated82Metascore
6.3 (19K)
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenYun Zhou
88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) ░░░░ Status: submitted
11. Ice Poison
20141h 35m
6.5 (303)
In Burma-China border, a homecoming woman and a motorcycle driver turn to Crystal Meth to escape crushing poverty and boredom.
DirectorMidi ZStarsShin-Hong WangKe-Xi Wu
87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) ░░░░ Status: submitted
12. Soul
20131h 51m
6.3 (471)
An unsettling thriller which takes an unflinching look at demonic possession.
DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsJimmy Wang YuHsiao-chuan ChangShiang-chyi Chen
86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) ░░░░ Status: submitted
13. Touch of the Light
20121h 50mNot Rated
7.4 (1K)
A drama centered on the experiences of a blind piano prodigy.
DirectorJung-chi ChangStarsSandrine PinnaYu-Siang HuangLieh Lee
85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) ░░░░ Status: submitted
14. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I
20112h 24mNot Rated62Metascore
7.4 (7.5K)
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.
DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsMasanobu AndôJun'ichi HarutaSabu Kawahara
84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
15. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II
20112h 12m
7.6 (2K)
After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."
DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsNolay PihoUmin BoyaMasanobu Andô
84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) ▒▒▒▒ Status: shortlisted
16. Monga
20102h 20mNot Rated
6.9 (3.2K)
Five fatherless boys form a gang in Monga district. After joining them in a fight over food, Mosquito finds friendship but faces harsh realities when mainland rivals threaten their turf, testing bonds and loyalties.
DirectorDoze NiuStarsEthan JuanMark ChaoJu-Lung Ma
83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) ░░░░ Status: submitted
17. Cannot Live Without You
20091h 33m
7.4 (627)
A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.
DirectorLeon DaiStarsYo Hsuan ChaoAkira ChenChih-Ju Lin
82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) ░░░░ Status: submitted
18. Cape No. 7
20082h 9m
7.0 (4.6K)
A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsVan FanChie TanakaMin-Hsiung
81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) ░░░░ Status: submitted
19. Island Etude
20061h 48mNot Rated
7.1 (648)
A deaf man decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from college.
DirectorHuai-En ChenStarsMing-hsiang TungDanny DengSaya Chang
80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) ░░░░ Status: submitted
20. Blue Cha Cha
20051h 48m
6.8 (110)
Just coming out of the jail, depressed and close-hearted, Ah Yu met two men with different characters from each other. One is a businessman, charming and mature; the other is a young supervisor in a factory with a promising future. But these two loves are short-lived, fading away like bubbles on the beach. With a wounded soul, she went back to the cottage owned by Sister An, a friend from jail. An treats her like a sister, embracing her tortured soul. When they are unhappy, they dance on the pier. Their dancing steps swing like small boats in the harbor, driving away all the depression. Someday, a puppet show was performed on the pier. They saw a fisherman, Lao-Yao, playing a puppet. Through Lao-Yao who suffers from autism, Ah Yu found herself tangled in a feeling as deep as the ocean.
DirectorWen-tang ChengStarsTarcy SuYi-ching LuLeon Dai
79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) ░░░░ Status: submitted
21. The Wayward Cloud
20051h 52mNot Rated45Metascore
6.5 (5.9K)
Hsiao-Kang, now working as a pornographic actor, meets Shiang-chyi once again. Meanwhile, the city of Taipei faces a water shortage that makes the sales of watermelons skyrocket.
DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeShiang-chyi ChenYi-ching Lu
78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) ░░░░ Status: submitted
22. 20:30:40
20041h 53m
6.6 (1.4K)
Three women in different stages of their lives - 20, 30, 40 - face the hardships of the female existence.
DirectorSylvia ChangStarsSylvia ChangRene LiuAngelica Lee
77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) ░░░░ Status: submitted
23. Goodbye, Dragon Inn
20031h 22m83Metascore
7.1 (6.8K)
On a dark, wet night a historic and regal Chinese cinema sees its final film. Together with a small handful of souls they bid "Goodbye, Dragon Inn".
DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeShiang-chyi ChenKiyonobu Mitamura
76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) ░░░░ Status: submitted
24. The Best of Times
20011h 49m
6.8 (400)
Although their characters and temperaments couldn't be less alike, 19-year olds Wei and Jie are best friends. They're also neighbours, living with widower fathers and problem siblings in the suburbs of Taipei. When Wei is promoted from the rank of nightclub parking valet to the rank of debt-collector in Brother Gu's gang, he persuades his boss to hire Jie to work alongside him. Things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job. Always excitable and volatile, Jie becomes reckless and dangerous when he has the gun in his hand. When they try to collect a debt from the boss of a rival gang, a fight erupts and Jie shoots the gang-boss. The boys find themselves on the run. But fate and their youthful dreams still have tricks to play...
DirectorTso-chi ChangStarsWing FanMeng-Chieh KaoWan-mei Yu
75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) ░░░░ Status: submitted
25. The Cabbie
20001h 34m
7.1 (407)
Ah Quan is a taxi driver who enjoys his life as a driver. One day he meets and falls in love with a pretty cop. The only way to get the cop's attention is to get as many tickets as possible on purpose.
DirectorsHwa-Kun ChangChen YiwenStarsRie MiyazawaChung-Heng ChuTai-Bo
74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) ░░░░ Status: submitted