At age 12, in the twilight of the Chinese Civil War, GAO Bing-han followed the Nationalist government in their exodus to Taiwan under his mother’s orders. Now, in his 80s and a lawyer, GAO encounters three mothers in his work. The first is HONG, who tolerates her son’s violence. The second is JIANG, an indigenous woman who isn’t accepted by her father-in-law. And the last one is XIE, who seems elegant on the surface but is greatly depressed due to her family problems. In the midst of dealing with the conflicts of these three, GAO can’t help but sigh: “Did the war really end?”
There is a small pâtisserie in an alley that has no name, no menu, and a temperamental pastry chef who only makes 3 types of desserts a day. When a backpacker stumbled into the little shop and insisted on staying to be her assistant, the atmosphere inside the shop changes for the better. He act as a bridge between her and the customers, using her desserts to heal the customers' broken hearts. But who can heal the chef's broken heart when her ex-boyfriend came knocking?
Chen Hao Yuan is an honor student with a mellow personality. His best friend Hong Cheng Yi, on the other hand, is delinquent who did time in juvenile detention for bank robbery. Together they helped their classmate get off drug addiction, exposed their teacher's dirty secrets, and even tried to find the bees that have gone missing because of the upcoming 2012 apocalypse. Their carefree attitude toward life turned to rage when they discovered that a corrupted politician was responsible for both of their families' misfortunes. The boys got a gun and decided to explode the day before their high school graduation.
In 1946, the cargo ship "Chaofeng Pill" returned from Japan to Keelung Port, and the ship was filled with Taiwanese people who traveled to Japan. Tao Zhanwen, a well-known Chinese student who detected the murder in Japan, also came to Bodhisattva with his friend Yang Huiming, but he encountered a series of bizarre murders...
In this world that is unpredictable and full of surprises, everyone goes through that chapter in their lives that is sweet and bitter at the same time. This is a story about people in their early twenties.
The main characters are four good friends in their early twenties. Guan Zheng wants to live life facing the future bravely, Xiao Jing is their junior with a tomboyish personality, Pin Yu is sweet and girlish while Ah Xiong is wooden and honest. They left their homes for their own reasons and have settled in a living arrangement where they stay together. The four friends meet Yan Yi, a girl around their age and also get to know a woman as sophisticated as Wei Han Ren.
Adapted from the historical facts of Taiwan. On March 12, 1867, the American merchant ship – Rover was shipwrecked at the southern end of Taiwan’s Hengchun Peninsula.
While “The Rover Incident” broke out, Tiap-moe was 18 years old. She was proficient in multiple languages, so she helped American Consul Charles Le Gendre with his investigation. During the investigation, she were forced to involve in a complex ethnic struggle. Facing the questioning and bullying associated with her ethnic groups, gender and bloodline, was Tiap-moe brave enough to help the Westerners, the Seqalus, the Hokkiens and Hakkas, even herself, to reach a state of peace and understanding?
Former child prodigy Ah Ke is sick of acting like an innocent kid in front of other people, but at the same time, he rejects growing up. After getting cheated on by her boyfriend, An Qi becomes famous online when a clip of her dancing goes viral. When he encounters true love, jokester clubber Tie Nan suddenly realizes that he only knows how to flirt and has forgotten how to love. Diet queen Bei Bei doesn't have the guts to pursue a relationship, but she shoots a daring erotic music video. Otaku Lao Ban becomes the target of a netizen manhunt due to a prank video.
Five youths from different backgrounds cross paths in the same apartment building during a crucial period of their lives. In this internet era of information overload, nothing is sacred, and anyone can become famous and forgotten overnight. All five of them are currently experiencing their 15 minutes of fame, but how will the changes affect them, and where will they go next?
The story starts with three women’s derailed lives. From chaos, self-healing, to self-discovery, after experiencing all kinds of unexpected situations, they remain true to themselves along the way, achieving transformation and growth.
Jian-zhong did not like going to school. At 18, his family factory went bankrupted, and his father ran away, leaving behind a huge debt. He could only stay by his mother who juggled various jobs. She would not sell the factory, and tried everything to pay the monthly mortgage payment. Shortly after Jian-zhong came back from military service, his mother passed away, further escalating the conflict between him and his father. At 41, Jian-zhong works away and rarely comes home. He returns for his mother’s bone collecting ceremony, but accidentally travels through time back to 1989, the crucial year in which the life of his family was turned upside down…
In this reunion of Singapore/Malaysian stars Christopher LEE and Frederick LEE, the brothers ride the motorcycles commonly seen in Taiwan, making them “riders” worthy of the name. Taking a down-to-earth perspective, they get re-acquainted with Taiwan after more than a decade, investigate some of the jeweled island’s charming customs and scenery, and search for a solution to their midlife crisis. Encountering cultural collision and culture shock, experiencing and living life, enjoying good food and meeting Taiwanese: This is the most challenging, most in-depth, and warm-heartedest tough guy journey!
It is not only a program documenting food, but also stories about fantastic people and places. Following the footsteps of Professor Afro and his guide with a sense of immersion, you are extending your five senses to experience lives in the most representative and old markets around Taiwan. In this season, you can experience local culture, people’s hospitality and the marvelous fun from regional cultural representative traditional markets, small local life markets.