Foreign Language Film Submissions from Taiwan to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorYi-an LouStarsJoseph HuangDevin PanYu-Xuan WangDuring the night of his 18th birthday, Jan-wen commits a random shooting in a crowded night market.95th ACADEMY AWARDS (2022) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsAlyssa ChiaGingle WangYi-Wen ChenWhile quarantining, the relationship between a mother and daughter takes an unexpected turn.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsChien-Ho WuYi-Wen ChenSamantha Shu-Chin KoA family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsRoy ChiuYing-Hsuan HsiehSpark ChenA 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.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsCres ChuangBamboo Chu-Sheng ChenLeon DaiOne day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHui-Chen HuangStarsHui-Chen HuangA 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.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLaha MebowStarsEsther HuangBuya WatanWatan SilanThree 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?89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenYun ZhouA female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMidi ZStarsShin-Hong WangKe-Xi WuIn Burma-China border, a homecoming woman and a motorcycle driver turn to Crystal Meth to escape crushing poverty and boredom.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsJimmy Wang YuHsiao-chuan ChangShiang-chyi ChenAn unsettling thriller which takes an unflinching look at demonic possession.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJung-chi ChangStarsSandrine PinnaYu-Siang HuangLieh LeeA drama centered on the experiences of a blind piano prodigy.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsMasanobu AndôJun'ichi HarutaSabu KawaharaAn 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.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) | Status: shortlisted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsNolay PihoUmin BoyaMasanobu AndôAfter 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."84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) | Status: shortlisted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorDoze NiuStarsEthan JuanMark You-Ting ChaoJu-Lung MaSet in 1980s Taiwan after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to be a part of the gang after a silly fight over a chicken leg. Mosquito grew up without a father and has never had any real friends, so after Monk, Dragon, and the others take him under their wing, he discovers an irresistible world of friendship and brotherhood. However, Mosquito soon learns that in this violent world things aren't always what they seem. When a group of mainlanders attempts to take over Monga, the fragile balance of the district's turf is threatened, friendship is tested, and loyalty is questioned.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLeon DaiStarsYo Hsuan ChaoAkira ChenChih-Ju LinA 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.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsVan FanChie TanakaMin-HsiungA 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.81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHuai-En ChenStarsMing-hsiang TungDanny DengSaya ChangA deaf man decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from college.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorWen-tang ChengStarsTarcy SuYi-ching LuLeon DaiJust 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.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeShiang-chyi ChenYi-ching LuHsiao-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.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorSylvia ChangStarsSylvia ChangRene LiuAngelica LeeThree women in different stages of their lives - 20, 30, 40 - face the hardships of the female existence.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsKang-sheng LeeShiang-chyi ChenKiyonobu MitamuraOn 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".76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorTso-chi ChangStarsWing FanMeng-Chieh KaoWan-mei YuAlthough 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...75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHwa-Kun ChangYi-Wen ChenStarsRie MiyazawaChung-Heng ChuTai-BoAh 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.74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi ZhangA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) | Status: won
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorCheng-sheng LinStarsGiong LimShu-shen HsiaoLeon Dai1945-1947, Taiwan. A teenage couple were deeply in love despite objections from the girl's family. Their tragic story is played out in travelling troupes, tea-houses and western-style cafes, with the backdrop of Japanese occupation and the 28 February Incident.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMichiko HadaMichelle ReisIn the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShaudi WangStarsShiang-chyi ChenChieh-Hui HsuPao-Ming KuThis is a four-part anthology comedy. The themes of four parts are: car, house, body and friendship. The central characters are a plastic surgeon Chen, a nurse, an experienced maid, three energetic teenagers, and a young couple. The stingy surgeon Chen treats a car and a man so differently that he could be a perfect example to show how treasonously modern people treat their cars and how indifferently they treat other people. The maid Ying is like a knight on her "iron horse" (a bicycle), fighting in the city. Every day she rushes home after work to wait up for a husband never returns. The new nurse has problem with her colleague because they support different idle. What she also doesn't know is the reason why her brother's girlfriend sends her free lunchbox so often. The truth is that her brother's girlfriend wants to get plastic surgery in the clinic. Almost everyone here is not satisfied with his/her body, and they try to change their body with quite violent ways.70th ACADEMY AWARDS (1997) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorSylvia ChangStarsSihung LungAh-Lei GuaWinston ChaoIt all starts on Mr. Chen's 60th birthday. To a semi-retired dentist, still physically fit and full of charisma, reaching 60 is not the best of news. His wife constantly says he is now an old man; his daughter's boyfriend keeps asking him to insure himself; his son and daughter quarrel over the mortgage. Mr. Chen just wants to get away. Before long, his dream comes true when he falls in love with a kindergarten director. But even before a week passes, his wife finds out and claims to want a divorce. He accepts, perplexing the whole family.69th ACADEMY AWARDS (1996) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJen WanStarsChiu-Yen ChenI-Chen KoYang LinAt an old age, a former political prisoner is determined to find out where his fellow sufferers have laid since their secret execution, while Taiwan embarks on a tumultuous path of democratization.68th ACADEMY AWARDS (1995) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorAng LeeStarsSihung LungKuei-Mei YangWang Yu-wenA senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.67th ACADEMY AWARDS (1994) | Status: nominated
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorAng LeeStarsWinston ChaoMay ChinAh-Lei GuaTo satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.66th ACADEMY AWARDS (1993) | Status: nominated
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorStan LaiStarsBrigitte LinShih-Chieh KingPao-Ming KuTwo drama companies happened to share one auditorium for rehearsal. Friction was inevitable. One of them played 'Peach Blossom', a comedy in medieval costume. Another played 'Secret Love', a sad story with contemporary setting. Though unreconciled in all aspects, they find themselves telling the same story: the story of Chinese people forced to leave home.65th ACADEMY AWARDS (1992) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorEdward YangStarsChang ChenLisa YangKuo-Chu ChangBased on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.64th ACADEMY AWARDS (1991) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorAnn HuiStarsMaggie CheungSiu-Kwong ChungTan Lang Jachi TianAfter the Sino-Japanese War, Kwei Dz, one of the family members of Japanese soldiers accepted a Chinese officer's proposal and remained in China. Later they had a daughter named Ann. The officer went to Hong Kong to work, leaving Kwei Dz and Ann in Macao. Kwei Dz, unable to communicate with her in-laws, much less accept their ways, became remorseful. Yet the worst problem she had was that Ann did not accept her as a mother. After Ann got a Master Degree in UK she went back to Hong Kong. Kwei Dz had been feeling very homesick for her mother country and decided to take Ann and return to Japan. In Japan, Ann began to understand her mother's pain because she did not understand Japan or the Japanese. Later a telegram from Canton arrived saying that Ann's grandfather had had a stroke. Upon seeing her to grandfather, Ann realized that, in spite of his now frail body, a body once tortured by Red Guards, he was so hopeful for China's future. Ann saw that China was now trying to find its own way in the midst of its self-inflicted turmoil.63rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1990) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiShu-Fen HsinSung-Young ChenThe story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.62nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1989) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKun-Hou ChenStarsSylvia ChangTony Ka Fai LeungChieh-mei YangThe hostess of a tea house bought a girl for touting, but her virtuous son releases the girl.61st ACADEMY AWARDS (1988) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKun-Hou ChenStarsHsiao-Fen LuHsiu-Ling LinSimon YamTi Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and three-inch lilies, her feet deformed by foot-binding, she is married into a rich family. But fate doesn't change, she becomes a widow at twenty three, and that year her son is only five. In her thirtieth year, she finally defeats all her elders, and becomes the Mistress of a family. But she fails to defeat the love desire, and that year she finds herself pregnant, and the other party is her personal male servant. She faces the challenge of the fate strongly, and then, she wins. This woman lives to the age of seventy five. When she is going to die, she begins to understand the lonely fate of this life seems to be destined when she is born, just as her broken palm lines.60th ACADEMY AWARDS (1987) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsing LeeStarsJu-Feng MaShu-Yi ChiuLi-Li Chen59th ACADEMY AWARDS (1986) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorYi ChangStarsHui-Shan YangHsiang-Ping HuLi-Chun LeeThis film tells of a woman's never-ending struggle to keep herself and her family fed and clothed.58th ACADEMY AWARDS (1985) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorYou-Ning LeeStarsYueh SunChun-Fang ChangJen-Lei ChenStory of Lao Mo, a Taiwanese veteran who does not want to live a lonely life as an old man.57th ACADEMY AWARDS (1984) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKun-Hou ChenStarsChun-Fang ChangFu-Sheng TsuiDoze NiuThe story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.56th ACADEMY AWARDS (1983) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShan-Hsi TingStarsLung TiFeng-Jiao LinTung-Shing YeePatriotic extravaganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan.55th ACADEMY AWARDS (1982) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorToon WangStarsAlan TamKuan-Chen HuLin HsiangTaiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol's play The Inspector General.54th ACADEMY AWARDS (1981) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorChu-Chin WangStarsKuo-Hsiung FanChiang HanTerry Hu53rd ACADEMY AWARDS (1980) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorShan-Hsi TingStarsChun-Hsiung KoBrigitte LinFeng HsuA battalion of Chinese soldiers defend the Sihang (4 Bank) warehouse from the invading Japanese army in 1937 at the end of the Battle of Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War. There are only 452 defenders, but to mislead the Japanese they tell the outside world that they are 800 in number. Their heroism leads to them becoming known as the 800 Heroes.49th ACADEMY AWARDS (1976) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsing LeeStarsHui-Lou ChenShao-Ching ChouBi-Hui FuPeigang, his family's only son for three generations running, is to be executed on account of larceny, but not without the intervention of his grandmother.45th ACADEMY AWARDS (1972) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorHsing LeeStarsMo-Chou WangChun-Hsiung KoChi Lin39th ACADEMY AWARDS (1966) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorLei PanStarsPei-Pei ChengChuang ChiaoTsung-Hsin HuangIn this melodrama, set in a tiny Chinese fishing village, two rival fishermen compete for a young woman's love. She does love one of them, but as she is obligated to the other, she cannot marry him. Tragedy is averted when the one she is obliged to falls in love with another. Happiness briefly ensues as the men, with their respective mates, resume their friendship. Unfortunately, they set out to sea and disappear.37th ACADEMY AWARDS (1964) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorCongmei YuanStarsYi GuangChia-Nung KungXiangling Li30th ACADEMY AWARDS (1957) | Status: submitted
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