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Gua Ah-leh

Gua Ah-leh

Grace Gua Ah-leh (born 2 June 1944) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Gua has portrayed over 200 roles in film and television since 1965. She has won the Golden Horse Awards 4 times and the Golden Bell Awards twice.

Gua Ah Leh is a well known award-winning actress. Also known as Kuei Ya-lei and Grace Gua, she was born in China in 1944. She studied acting at the National Taiwan University of Arts. In 1965, she made her professional movie debut in The Rain of Sorrow, and received a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. That award made her the youngest Leading Actress winner in the Golden Horse history. Next year, she was in the movie Home, Sweet Home. Her performance in that movie won the Best Leading Actress in the Asia Pacific Film Festival (Indonesia), and another Best Leading Actress Golden Horse award. In 1978, she won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Horse award for her role in "Didi's Diary".

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Beneath the Banyan Tree (2021)

After her son is jailed, a Chinese mother with high expectations struggles to protect her family's remaining reputation by parenting her independent daughter, whom she must seek shelter from in the U.S. with her son's two unmanageable adolescents. ...

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Koali & Rice (2020)

Widow Lin Xiumei realizes that soon after both of her sons have left home, she changes into someone who was once "needed" to an "irrelevant" person, which causes a painful confusion for her. The sudden death of Qing Er, her only friend who is 10 years youn ...

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Number One (2019)

In the context of China's urbanization, a young man faces existential difficulties and decides to rewrite his life. ...

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Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year (2019)

Tang Yuan, Jiao Zi and their family enjoy Chinese New Year together, learning about traditions, and sharing Peppa Pig stories. ...

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Summer's Desire (2016)

Yin Xia Mo is torn between her rich boyfriend, Ou Chen, and the charismatic orphan Luo Xi, who would do anything to win her heart. ...

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Baby Steps (2015)

Danny, a Taiwanese-American man, and his partner Tate want to have a baby, but the complex world of international surrogacy is further complicated by Danny's well-meaning but extremely meddlesome mother. ...

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20 Once Again (2015)

A visit to the photographer's returns the physical looks of a 70-year-old grandmother back to her 20s. Things get even stranger when his grandson asks her to join his band, and his best friend begins to fall for her. ...

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Joyful Reunion (2012)

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, the present day. Master chef Tang Shizhe (Kenneth Tsang) tells his two daughters, the careerist Wa'er (Huo Siyan) and teenage Xiaolan (Jiang Mengjie), that he has decided to sell his upscale vegetarian restaurant, the ce ...

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The Knot (2006)

They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre, Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War, where he met Wang Jin ...

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Migratory Bird (2001)

Fong, a Taiwanese woman has relocated to Canada with her husband Kwok. Fong suspects that Kowk is cheating on her on his regular business trips to Taiwan. ...

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Fleeing by Night (2000)

Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters, each involved with a performance of the opera Fleeing by Night in a local theatre. ...

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Intimates (1997)

Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner of a silk factory, rescues her. Wan and Foon share their romances, r ...

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Tonight Nobody Goes Home (1996)

The Chen family contagiousness extends to taking on an extra-marital affair. Gua Ah-leh is at the movie's centre: she shines as Lung's wife, who finds she has a thing or two to learn from the gigolo after Lung blithely. Lang Hisung plays old dentist for br ...

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Maiden Rosé (1995)

To celebrate his newborn baby girl, an old wine brewer made a bottle of Maiden Rose for her future marriage. Eighteen years later, the girl was already a beautiful woman and fall in love with a youngster. However, her father was unhappy with their romance, ...

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Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken a ...

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The Wedding Banquet (1993)

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in ...

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Forbidden Imperial Tales (1990)

Forbidden Imperial Tales is a Taiwan History movie ...

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Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit. ...

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Mother Tragedy (1988)

Taiwanese drama film. ...

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Last Eunuch In China (1987)

Affected by traditional values, young Lai Shi had himself castrated in order to become a eunuch to the Manchu Emperor. But the Dynasty collapsed promtly after, and Lai Shi was forced to lead a struggling life as a 'half man' outside the palace. But his lov ...

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Flag of Honor (1987)

Hong Kong romance set in wartime ...

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Inferno Thunderbolt (1985)

A young beautiful woman goes undercover into a wealthy powerful crime family to investigate and avenge her younger sister's tragic death. Cut-and-paste transformation of Taiwanese movie "The Anger" a.k.a. "Shi Jie" (original title; 1982) directed by Richa ...

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Somewhere My Love (1984)

Taiwan Drama starring Ko Chun-Hsiung ...

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The Lost Generation (1983)

The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China. ...

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Rape and Die (1983)

Ah-feng is a teenager who is raped by her Mother's boyfriend. Following her subsequent pregnancy she decides to seek revenge. ...

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Portrait of a Fanatic (1982)

In 1949 when the Communist regime was established in China, the world-famed painter Ling Chen-kuang, believing his conviction for a new-born society had come true on his motherland, returned anxiously from the U.S., whither he had fled apprehension by lawm ...

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The Anger (1982)

Drama-thriller from Taiwan. ...

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A Rescue from Hades (1982)

Three generations of the Luo family fasted and chanted Buddha's name. However, Mr. Luo died young. Luo's mother complained and began to kill animals and eat meat. When Luo Bu grew up, her family property was wiped out by her uncle. Oppose and remarry someo ...

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Burn Phoenix Burn (1982)

A young lady sacrificed her first love when she discovered her boyfriend had a crush on her younger sister whom she was guilt-ridden of her loss of eyesight since childhood days. Years later, when she found her new love, her relationship with her new boyfr ...

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Phoenix the Raider (1982)

A story of two friends on the opposite side of the law. ...

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The Jade Badger (1982)

A marriage between nobles in Ancient China sets the stage for murder, monsters, and mutilation as the invited guests search for a secret hidden treasure. A search that leads them through dark evil forests, opulent palaces, and each other! When two sick ...

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Escape to Freedom (1982)

A historical thriller directed by Cheng Kang. ...

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Woman Police (1982)

Taiwanese crime drama. ...

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The Women Soldiers (1981)

Four girls graduate from high school with the hope of joining the army, even though that may clash with their parents' wishes... ...

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Consolidated Dougherty (1981)

Taiwanese adventure film that reunites Ivy Ling Po with ex-Shaw stars Ching Li and Lisa Chiao Chiao. ...

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Phoenix the Ninja (1981)

A female ninja avenges her mother's death. ...

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Errant Love (1981)

Kao Han (Kenny Bee) and Pan-yun (Xiu-ling Lu) meet for the first time as strangers in a pet shop. It is destiny that they meet a second time and Kao Han takes a chance in this second meeting to pursue Pan-yun. Pan-yun is reluctant to get involved with Kao ...

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The Coldest Winter in Peking (1981)

Story of a US-educated scientist who returned to China, and suffered during the years of the Cultural Revolution. ...

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Evening News (1980)

Shih-Yen is upset about Ko-Ching prioritizing her career over their marriage and even getting an abortion without his knowledge. To express discontent, Shih-Yen moves in with his mistress. Despite feeling overwhelmed by her messy personal life, Ko-Ching ma ...

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The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang (1980)

Taiwanese fantasy / adventure. ...

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Unmarried Mothers (1980)

Hsiao-Peng, an unmarried mother is sent to a maternity home for young single mothers. During her time in the maternity home, she slowly overcomes the depressive thoughts and builds strong bonds with Wen-Yueh, Ko-Hsin, and Madam Pai. After moving out the ma ...

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Poor Chasers (1980)

Pairs of best college friends, Shen Jung (Brigitte Lin) and Li Lun-mei (Chelsia Chan); Chen Cheng-hsiung (Chin Han) and Fang Juei (Alan Tam) meet at the tennis courts. Fang Juei likes the ebullient Li Lun-mei, but after hearing the contemplative Cheng-hsiu ...

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Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze (1980)

Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze is a Taiwanese Romance starring Alan Tam ...

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A Girl Without Sorrow (1979)

The son of a wealthy businessman (Alan Tam) sees Yun Bai (Lin Feng-Jiao) at an art exhibition for the very first time and falls in love with her. Soon he finds out that Yun Bai doesn't like men who are lazy and who don't have to do anything for their money ...

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Love in Chilly Spring (1979)

This wartime romantic melodrama set in the mountains of Yilan during the final days of WWII. Young and free-spirited Shiow-lan (Feng Fei-fei) falls in love at first sight with Charng-rong (Liang Hsiu-shen), a worker at her father's lumber mill. She likes t ...

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The Funny Couple (1979)

The Funny Couple is a Taiwanese Romantic Comedy starring Alan Tam ...

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Immortal Warriors (1978)

Immortal Warriors is a Taiwanese Martial Arts movie. ...

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Love's Many Faces (1978)

An unusual tale about the love between a female cat-burglar and a university student. ...

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The Diary of Di-Di (1978)

A young girl, her life in despair, finds confidence in life again through the encouragement of her lover and relatives. ...

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Triumph Of Two Kung-Fu Arts (1977)

For a movie with kung fu right there in the title this one sure takes it's time before we even get to any fight scenes. For the first half hour or so it's all heavy melodrama about a guy seeking revenge for his dead father and his mom's disappointment with ...

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The Chinese Amazons (1975)

Taiwanese war film directed by Li Chia. ...

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Everything Is Going My Way (1972)

It tells the story of Long Baonian, an entrepreneur who owns tourist hotels and tour bus companies, from his youth to old age and his recollections of the past. ...

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The True and False Wife (1971)

Taiwanese romantic comedy. ...

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You Can't Tell Him (1971)

A girl who weds her love against her wishes repents after their daughter is born and her decision makes her husband leave her. He returns 10 years later to see the child. ...

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Devil yielded to God (1970)

Taiwanese horror movie from 1970. ...

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The Ripening (1970)

The film depicts Ge Xiangting and Gui Yalei as an old couple with a psychological barrier between the two after their marriage, which turns into a series of ups and downs in their married life, portraying the conflicting love lives of the old couple under ...

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A Test of Love (1970)

The story is about three nurses, Bai Jiejun, Huang Siman and Lu Xiaoya, who are in love and in pursuit of a new doctor, Fan Erkang, at Hongkang Hospital. ...

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Glass Eyeball (1969)

Taiwanese horror movie from 1969. ...

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Man Ghost Fox (1969)

Tells the story of people, ghosts and foxes between a poignant love story. ...

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The Winter (1969)

The winters in Northern China could become rather bitter and harsh especially if one must endure it alone. Hoping to spend his last winter in solitude, a timid man must declare his love for his sweetheart before her family forces her to be married off. ...

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I Didn't Dare to Tell You (1969)

A student secretly works a night job to pay off his father's gambling debts, and as a result constantly dozes off during classes in the day. When the teacher investigates, a series of family disputes ensues. This is MOU's first film after graduating from T ...

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Love Is Thicker Than Wine (1967)

A romance that was destined to be, becomes altered by a man's insecurity and a woman's pride. Will their love stand the test of time? ...

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The Rain of Sorrow (1965)

Adaptation of Chiung Yao's novel "Fire and Rain". ...

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