List of Taiwanese films of the 1980s

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This is a list of films produced in Taiwan ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Taiwanese films see Category:Taiwanese films

## 1980[edit]

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Attack Force Z | Tim Burstall | John Phillip Law, Ko Chun-hsiung, Mel Gibson, Sylvia Chang | war drama | First Australian Taiwanese co-production
Cute Girl | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Kenny Bee, Fong Fei Fei | drama/comedy | Hou's first full-length feature film

## 1981[edit]

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Cheerful Wind | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Kenny Bee, Fong Fei Fei | drama/comedy |

## 1982[edit]

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In Our Time | Tao Decheng, Edward Yang, Ko I-chen, Chang Yi | Sylvia Chang | drama/comedy | A Taiwanese New Wave collection of film shorts
The Green, Green Grass of Home | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Kenny Bee | drama/comedy |

## 1983[edit]

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Growing Up | Chen Kunhou | Doze Niu | drama |
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing | Yu Kanping | Sun Yueh | drama |
The Sandwich Man | Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tseng chuang-hsiang, Wan Ren |  | drama | A Taiwanese New Wave collection of film shorts
The Boys from Fengkuei | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Doze Niu, Tou Chung-hua, Shih Chang | drama | Won the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1984 Nantes Three Continents Festival
That Day, on the Beach | Edward Yang | Sylvia Chang | drama |

## 1984[edit]

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A Summer at Grandpa's | Hou Hsiao-hsien |  | drama | Won the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1985 Nantes Three Continents Festival

## 1985[edit]

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A Time to Live, A Time to Die | Hou Hsiao-hsien |  | drama/biography | Won the FIPRESCI Prize Forum of New Cinema at the 1986 Berlin International Film Festival
Taipei Story | Edward Yang | Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Chin | drama |
Kuei-mei, A Woman | Chang Yi | Hui-san Yang | drama |

## 1986[edit]

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A Book of Heroes | Kevin Chu | Cynthia Luster, Shoji Karada | martial arts | Renamed Fight to Win Again for its August 1987 release in the Philippines[1]
Dust in the Wind | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Li Tian-lu | drama |
Terrorizers | Edward Yang |  | drama | Won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival

## 1987[edit]

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Daughter of the Nile | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Jack Kao, Li Tian-lu, Lin Yang | drama | Won the Special Jury Prize at the 1987 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
Strawman | Wang Tung | Kuei-mei Yang, Wen Ying | drama |
The Game They Called Sex | Gam Gwok-Chiu, Wong Siu-Dai, Sylvia Chang | Maggie Cheung, David Wu, Wakin Chau | Romance |

## 1988[edit]

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Osmanthus Alley | Chen Kunhou | Simon Yam, Wakin Chau, Tou Chung-hua | Drama |
Autumn Tempest | Huang Yu-shan |  | Drama |
The Ginseng King | Chu-Chin Wang | Cynthia Khan | Fantasy |

## 1989[edit]

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A City of Sadness | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Chen Sung-young, Li Tian-lu | drama | Won the Golden Lion award at the 1989 Venice Film Festival, the Best Director at Golden Horse Awards
Banana Paradise | Wang Tung | Doze Niu, Shih Chang | drama |
The Dull Ice Flower | Yang Li Kuo | Huang Kun Hsuan, Lee Shu Chen, Chen Sung-young | drama | Screened at the 1989 Berlin International Film Festival
Twin Bracelets | Huang Yu-shan |  | Drama |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Opens Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publishing, Inc. 25 August 1987. p. 13. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Taiwanese film at the Internet Movie Database

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