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The Ghost Tales
''The Ghost Tales'' (Chinese: 變羊記) is a 2012 Taiwanese psychological horror film directed by Tso Shih-chiang. Plot Sung Ting-Po (Tsai Chen-nan) is a debt-ridden businessperson. Just as he is planning to go deep into the woods to kill himself, he runs into a ghost (Wu Pong-fong). Ting-Po has long already given up on life and decides to mess with the ghost, who is actually quite timid and turns into a goat. The goat is then picked up by A-chuan (River Huang), himself a talented gardening enthusiast, who has just left the military and takes both his younger sister (Lee Yi-chieh) and the goat to live in a dilapidated block of flats. At this time, through his gardening connections, A-chuan is staging a performance with a former schoolmate (James Wen). A-chuan covets a precious bonsai arrangement valued at over a million NTD, and he gradually loses all rational perspective; even his girlfriend (Lorene Ren) leaves him. Within all of this, the situation envelopes peoples' spirits as ...
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River Huang
River Huang (; born November 13, 1989) is a Taiwanese actor. He is the first actor signed by the director Yee Chin-yen. At age 18, Huang won the Best Actor award at the Golden Bell Awards for his debut role in ''Dangerous Mind'', making him the youngest actor to win in that category. In 2009, he starred in Swedish-Taiwanese film '' Miss Kicki''. And in 2010, he starred in ''Juliets'', a Taiwanese film inspired by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...'s tragic love story '' Romeo and Juliet''. Filmography Film Television series Music video Discography Soundtrack album Awards and nominations References External links * * * River Huang's blog
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Lorene Ren
Lorene Jen (; born 22 November 1988), previously known as Kirsten Jen, is a Taiwanese actress, model and singer. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Jen. She is the younger sister of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen. Jen graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies. Early life Lorene Jen was born on 22 November 1988, in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Milton Jen, has ancestral home in Dazhou, Sichuan, used to be a technology company executive and now works as a part-time actor. Her mother is Zheng Ruilan, a homemaker. Jen is the youngest of a two child family. Her older sister is Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen. Jen attended National Taiwan Normal University and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies. Career Pre-debut In 2000, Taiwanese entertainment management agency HIM International Music held a "Universal 2 ...
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Lee Yi-chieh
Lee Yi-chieh (; born 1992) is a Taiwanese actress. Lee appeared in ' (2010) as Laichun. She won a best newcomer award at the 2011 Chinese Film Media Awards for her work in that film. Lee was Ximin, a college student, in ' (2018). Lee's character in ''Wild Sparrow'' (2019) was a young woman living in Zhongli District, struggling with romantic relationships and maintaining employment while raising her son. Lee shared the Best Actress Award at the Taipei Film Awards The Taipei Film Awards () are given by the Taipei Film Festival The Taipei Film Festival (TFF; ) is a film festival promoted by the city of Taipei, Taiwan, through the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Taipei City Government. It was first ... that year, with . It was the first time that the award was given to two recipients. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Yi-chieh 1992 births Living people Taiwanese film actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses ...
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Wu Pong-fong
Wu Pong-fong (; 2 November 1964 – 25 May 2020) was a Taiwanese actor and choreographer. Wu was born on 2 November 1964. His father was from Zhao'an County in Fujian. His parents married in 1950 and divorced when Wu was eight years old. He lived with his father in Sanchong District. Wu's father was supportive of the Kuomintang, and his uncle led a , also known as the Human Resources Second Office, a department in every public institution charged with managing security and monitoring loyalty of public sector employees to the party. Despite censorship of Taiwanese Hokkien at the time, Wu heard the dialect at a young age, as many of his classmates spoke it. In time, Wu began identifying as Taiwanese, and not as a Mainlander. Wu worked as a supervisor in a printing factory, but lost his job after a superior discovered that he was communicating to colleagues the number of vacation days allowed per year under the provisions of the . Wu's first acting experience came when he joined ...
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Tsai Chen-nan
Tsai Chen-nan (; born 26 July 1954) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Tsai was invited by the Hsinkang Foundation of Culture and Education to perform in Xingang, Chiayi, by the organization founder Chen Chin-huang, who sought to mitigate the effects that a widespread had on his hometown. Tsai performed alongside the Cloud Gate Dance Theater led by fellow Xingang native Lin Hwai-min in June 1987. Tsai won the Golden Melody Award for best Taiwanese vocalist, and the Golden Melody Award for Album of the Year in 1997. His Hokkien pop songs have received attention from China, where he has been considered a "green performer," supportive of Taiwan independence. Tsai appeared in several films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien at the start of his acting career. He portrayed a gang leader in ''Comes the Black Dog'' (2004), and (2015). In 2010, Tsai won best actor at the Rome Asian Film Festival for his portrayal of a police officer in . Tsai was a hunter and love interest of Lu Yi-ching's cha ...
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James Wen
James Wen (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Vûn Sin-hò''; born 22 February 1978) is a Taiwanese actor, former reporter and model. He is known for his supporting performance in Taiwanese drama ''My Queen'', for which he received one of his four Golden Bell Awards nominations. According to Yahoo! Search, Wen was the 9th most searched celebrity from January to April 2009. Life and career Wen's ancestral home is in Gaoshu, Pingtung but was born in Kaohsiung. He graduated from College of Journalism and Communication at Shih Hsin University. In 1999 Wen won ''Most Photogenic Award'' at the ''Men's UNO'' model contest, subsequently worked as a model and reporter before turning to acting. Selected filmography Television series Film *''High Heels'' (2015) *''My Dear Stilt'' (2012) *''The Ghost Tales'' (2012) *''The Fierce Wife'' (2012) *''Night Market Hero'' (2011) *''Zoom Hunting'' (2010) *''Tears'' (2010) *''A Place of One's Own'' (2009) *''1895'' (2008) Music video appearances * "結婚 ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ...
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New Taiwan Dollar
The New Taiwan dollar (code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT) is the official currency of Taiwan. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dollars per one new dollar. The basic unit of the New Taiwan dollar is called a yuan () and is subdivided into ten jiao (), and into 100 fen () or cents, although in practice both jiao and fen are never actually used. There are a variety of alternative names to the units in Taiwan. The unit of dollar is typically informally written with the simpler equivalent character as , except when writing it for legal transactions such as at the bank, when it has to be written as . Colloquially, the currency unit is called both (''yúan'', literally "circle") and (''kuài'', literally "piece") in Mandarin, (''kho͘'', literally "hoop") in Hokkien, and (''ngiùn'', literally "silver") in Hakka. The central bank of Taiwan has issued the New Taiwan Dolla ...
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Psychological Horror Film
Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. The subgenre frequently overlaps with the related subgenre of psychological thriller, and often uses mystery elements and characters with unstable, unreliable, or disturbed psychological states to enhance the suspense, drama, action, and paranoia of the setting and plot and to provide an overall unpleasant, unsettling, or distressing atmosphere. Characteristics Psychological horror usually aims to create discomfort or dread by exposing common or universal psychological and emotional vulnerabilities/fears and revealing the darker parts of the human psyche that most people may repress or deny. This idea is referred to in analytical psychology as the archetypal shadow characteristics: suspicion, distrust, self-doubt, and paranoia of others, themselves, and the world. The genre sometimes seeks ...
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New Taiwan Dollar
The New Taiwan dollar (code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT) is the official currency of Taiwan. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dollars per one new dollar. The basic unit of the New Taiwan dollar is called a yuan () and is subdivided into ten jiao (), and into 100 fen () or cents, although in practice both jiao and fen are never actually used. There are a variety of alternative names to the units in Taiwan. The unit of dollar is typically informally written with the simpler equivalent character as , except when writing it for legal transactions such as at the bank, when it has to be written as . Colloquially, the currency unit is called both (''yúan'', literally "circle") and (''kuài'', literally "piece") in Mandarin, (''kho͘'', literally "hoop") in Hokkien, and (''ngiùn'', literally "silver") in Hakka. The central bank of Taiwan has issued the New Taiwan Dolla ...
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Yuan Ze University
Yuan Ze University (YZU; ) is a private university located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Established in 1989, YZU campus is in Zhongli District, Taoyuan; Taipei; and Bade District, Taoyuan. Yuan Ze has five colleges, Engineering (accredited by IEET), Informatics, Management (accredited by AACSB and AAPBS), Humanities and Social Sciences, and Electrical and Communication Engineering (accredited by IEET). With over 8,000 students with a 2:1 ratio between undergraduate and graduate students on campus, YZU offers several international programs such as the English Program of Bachelor of Business Administration, Master’s Program in Industrial Engineering and Management. Additionally, the Master’s Programs in Communication Engineering are all taught in English. Yuan Ze ranked 1201+ in '' Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022''. In 2022, the university ranked 401+ in the ''Times Higher Education Young University Ranking''. Presidents * Wang Kuo-Ming (王國明): August ...
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2012 Horror Films
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by  2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following  0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ...
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