Casting: Chang SYLVIA、Yin-Moon HU、Ming SHU、Lian LEE、Shoey MAO
Synopsis Lin Chia-li, daughter of the doctor in the village, grew up under strict discipline and tight protection from her childhood. The first shock in her, life was to have seen her affectionate brother, Lin Chia-sen, becoming discouraged because of an unexpected obstruction to his interests and love. When she had graduated from college, her father was still arbitrarily making arrangements for her marriage. Thinking of her brother’s experience, she firmly made the most important choice in her life : She opposed her father’s arrangements, leaving home and soon, married Cheng Te-wei, a boy she knew in her college days, before the justice of the peace. This independent choice, filled with her self-confidence, was much admitted by Ching-ching, the girl friend of her brother in the past, when it was spoken of , several years later. Because, since she was separated from Chia-sen, she had ever been in full hopelessness, and now, though was a famous musician, she was still depressed in the deep part of her heart. Nevertheless, things did not turn out as Ching-ching imagined. The marriage of Chia-li and Te-wei had had, gradually, a considerable chasm after Te-wei achieved success in his career; but Chia-li never dared to face the basic problem. Until one day, at a certain beach occurred a murder, Relies revealed that the dead, probably, was Cheng Te-wei. Therefore, Chia-li was called to the beach by the police. And on the day at the beach, on which the corpse was been searching for. Chia-li looked back for the first time to her environment, her personality and her marriage. Analyzed them by herself. And by the narration of A-tsai, a bosom friend of Te-wei, she found sadly, that in fact, her marriage had already been framed up on an emptiness. That, the dead was Te-wei or not. In truth, had had no meaning to the whole marriage. However, these things have passed for several years. Chia-li, whom Ching-ching is seeing now, is an independent women, filled with courage for survival. Therefore, Ching-ching realized that, it seemed no more important to find out whether the dead at the beach was Te-wei or not. And Chia-sen, her affectionate lover, who impacted on her during her lifetime, as Chia-li said. died of illness two years ago. The things seemed gone away with the beaitless time……
Casting: Ti OU、Annie SHIH、Pin-Pin HSIAO、Ta-Shen LIN、Shih CHIN、Chih-Chih MA、Shun-Hsing CHANG
Synopsis As an obedient and docile boy, Anchuo is solidly tied up whole day by the schedules of learning arranged by his expectant parents. The only recess he can find is late in the night to indulge himself in his hobby of watching stars through a telescope, thus making the acquantance of a kiddie from the outer space. They eventually become intimate friends. While people envy Anchuo his wealth, he admires those children who enjoy themselves in cycling and organizes a racing team named “Magic BMX”. Anchuo manages to join the team and they practice cycling together every day. But another team of imperious boys keep molesting them, in an attempt to drive them off the playground. Finally the two teams decide to fight a duel of racing. With the magic power of the kiddie from the outer space, Anchuo and the courageous boys of Magic BMX are in for the most thrilling and neck-breaking experiences in their vying for the grand prix.
Synopsis This episodic film is adapted from novelist Tzen-Ming Hwan’s three short stories: “A Taste of Apple”, “The Sandwich Man”, and “Vicki’s Hat”. In the miserable years, several downbeat characters fight and struggle for their lives. The film depicts, sympathetically, their self-depreciation and self-respect, laugh and tears, and hope and despair Most importantly, the film shows the heartsore and ignorance of the developing country people when facing the foreign civilization intrution.
Casting: Tien FUNG、Pao-Yun TANG、Tai-Ching CHUEI、Pei-Pei CHENG、Hsuen-Hsuen HUA
Synopsis Shih-chung, King of the Posterior Chou Dynasty in the 1st century, suffers from epilepsy and becomes addicted to the medicine prescribed by Occultist Lee, who is conspiring to usurp the throne. The loyal Prime Minister Wang Pu, worrying about the King’s health, spares no efforts to send for the best physician Chang Po-chin, who makes it a rule never to go on house call, but will make an exception of the King’s case on condition he will be rewarded with the best painting to be painted by the most famous painter Wei Pu-I. Unexpectedly Wei is confined in a temple to work on frescoes, which he must complete before he is allowed to make other paintings. And Wei is in the doldrums, for he is unable to work out angels in the frescoes without the most beautiful girl to inspire him in his face. Occultist Lee pre-empts the chance of meeting the belle and intrigues to make use of her in his conspiracy. Meanwhile the Prime Minister has to resort to the incredible skills of the most noted thief who is to pick the jade from the King amist a hilarious party and cause him to relapse, so as to provide a chance for the Physician Chang to cure the King. The finale is unbelievable but not unreasonable. Anyway, man proposes, God disposes.
