Jack Yao

Family Matters (2025)

Elder sister, Spring, seeks her origins before heading to university, Autumn, the mother, grapples with conceiving a child through artificial insemination, Summer, the younger brother, tries to engage with a paternal figure he barely knows just before his ...

Where the River Flows (2025)

A rebellious detective, distancing himself from his general father, teams up with a marginalized journalist to clear his father's name after he's framed for a brutal murder. As they investigate, they uncover a brutal truth hidden behind the era's facade. ...

A Boy and a Girl (2023)

In a declining small town, an idle boy encounters a heartbroken girl. Trying to escape, they devise a secret plan and set off for a one-way journey. ...

My Heavenly City (2023)

Three interrelated stories about life in New York City: A lonely interpreter; two young hip-hop dance enthusiasts; and a couple struggling to cope with their mentally ill son. They inspire one another in their journey of finding hope in this seemingly heav ...

Love Fool (2023)

Mama Boy (2022)

Xiao Hong is a shy 29-year-old man who works in an aquarium fish store and lets his overprotective mother boss him around in all aspects of his life. His cousin decides to take him to a seedy hotel where Sister Lele oversees the prostitution business. ...

ANGEL (2021)

When a girl goes back to a guy's house following a dating app hook-up, she becomes suspicious of his true intentions after discovering his obsession with cooking ramen broth, and a strange AI digital assistant called Angel. ...

Asphyxia (2021)

Life in a Box (2021)

Late at night, Kurt sees an old claw machine, on which a big headline reads "Collect all the seven-colored capsule toys, the mysterious prize will come." After he comes to challenge and collects all the capsules, an unexpected "Prize" befalls him. ...

Dear Tenant (2020)

A boy lives with his Grandma and Mr. Lin, the tenant who looks after him and Grandma. But when Grandma passes away, the boy's uncle returns to Taiwan and discovers that ownership of the apartment was transferred to other people. ...

Dear Loneliness (2019)

An introverted bookstore owner communicates with his customers through letters, sending waves of care and comfort. Three young girls, each confronted by difficulties at different stages of their lives, visit this bookstore and start their own new journeys ...

Military Dog (2019)

New to BDSM, military officer Lee Jun Zhong meets DT, master of human dogs. One late night, Lee calls DT. Given a task to prove his loyalty to the master, will Lee be able to overcome his doubts and fear? ...

The Uncaught Third Strike (2019)

Omotenashi (2018)

Cultures meet and values are learnt through the renovation of an inn. ...

The Seaman (2015)

Ang the seaman was informed of his father's death while staying in Jakarta. Seven days later, he arrives at Kaohsiung with the cargo ship he works in. Inexplicably, Ang receives a phone call from a police telling him that his father was found drunk on the ...

Rowboat (2014)

Is love nothing but an illusion mix of memories and imagination? A boy meets a girl on Green Lake, a famous dating spot in Taipei. Mesmerized by the beauty of the girl, the boy spares no effort in getting closer to her. When the boy finally gets a moment a ...

Ashes (2014)

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When the Cold Wind Blows (2013)

After Singapore must demilitarize its bases in Taiwan, a young Singaporean man and his lover must part ways. They spend an entire night together wandering aimlessly hoping to come closer to understanding their future. With only hours left, the bond that re ...

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2013)

Introverted Weichung has been married to Feng for nine years. They have one son together, and Feng would like to have another child with him. One day Stephen, an old friend who now organises weddings, appears and encourages Weichung to return to the gay li ...

Au Revoir Taipei (2010)

Kai (Jack Yao), who works at his parent's noodle shop by day and spends his nights in a bookstore to learn French, decides to go to Paris after his girlfriend, who recently left for Paris, dumps him by phone. Then the local neighborhood mafia boss offers K ...

Secret Sea (2009)

A letter from an old friend brings Mo back to the familiar seaside which he would rather forget, a place away from the city. During his high school days, something happened while he was out with friends one night. What happened at the seaside that summer? ...

Hopscotch (2007)

Zong is a tow truck driver. He makes a living by towing away cars parked in the prohibited areas everyday. However, he feels his work is full of complaints made by the car owners. Lian, an art teacher, has a gift to see the distinct things in this chaotic ...

Mei (2006)

A young man learns about love in the nightmarkets of Taipei. ...