Esther Liu
Also Known As: 劉品言, Liu Pin-yan, Yan Yan, 刘品言, Esther Lau
Biography: Esther Liu is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng. In 2003, Liu made her acting debut in the television series Westside Story alongside Tony Sun and Wallace Huo.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Taiwan
Birthday: August 08, 1988
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Gender: Female
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My Best Friend's Breakfast
Overview: Xiang Wei-xin, a 17-year-old high school sophomore, regards eating as the most important and most healing thing in life. The first time she met her senior Tao You-quan was in the school's welfare agency. At that time, Xiang Wei-xin lost 5 yuan and could not buy her favorite pineapple bread. Tao You-quan made up the money for her, which made her feel deeply indebted to her.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2022-01-28
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Salli
Overview: Hui-Jun, a chicken farmer from a rural village in Taiwan, lives with her soon-to-be-married younger brother and her teenage niece, Xin-Ru. When her relatives claim that she, being unmarried, should not attend her brother’s wedding reception, she feels guilty. On a dating app that Xin-Ru downloads on her phone, Hui-Jun uses the alias “Salli” and develops a romantic relationship with a French man named Martin. But when Martin suddenly becomes unreacheable, she decides to travel to Paris to find him. To Hui-Jun, the world she experiences for the first time outside her small village is unfamiliar but splendid. Leaving behind her family, who view her as a source of concern, she is determined to prove herself through trials and challenges. The narrative about the personal growth of a thirty-eight-year-old woman, the actors’ performances, and the aptly timed music all contribute to the film’s delightful charm.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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The Golden Child
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2012-05-11
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Sprout to Death
Overview: A zombie fearing his gradual decay immerses himself daily in formaldehyde. He relies on reading and painting to maintain a sense of freshness in body, mind, and spirit. Initially hoping to survive in society through his artistic talents, he never encounters any opportunities until one day, he secures a job at a flower shop.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2024-06-23
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Din Tao: Leader of the Parade
Overview: A-Tai (Alan Ko) narrates that he is the son of Uncle Da (Chen Po-cheng) and Aunt Da (Samantha Ko), who run a troupe in Taichung. Uncle Da's troupe does traditional performance in front of religious processions. The religion requires performers to "initiate the faces and pose as gods"—to put on a special face painting, or to put on a heavy body puppet costume, both of these represent gods' persona. The performance demands training of martial art, acrobatics and endurance, and the performers are negatively associated with gangsters by the society. Uncle Da has been competing with Wu-cheng (Liao Jun), who studied with Uncle Da under the same master. A-Tai grew estranged with his father and the troupe, and went to Taipei to study Rock music, until a mysterious old man in blue coat bids him home.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2012-01-20
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Night Market Hero
Overview: Follows a group of food vendors who have made their living in the bustling 888 Night Market for over a decade. Their livelihood is threatened when some real estate developer acquires the land where the night market is situated.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2011-01-28
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The Painting of Evil
Overview: Specialized in abstract art, Hsu Pao-Ching is a middle-aged painter who struggles in his career. By chance, he begins giving at art lessons in a prison, where he discovers that Chou Chang-Ting, one of the inmates, has great talent for painting. He holds am exhibition of Chou’s works, however as Chou committed random attacks and killed several people, a protest is staged against it. In the end, Hsu gets hurt and the exhibition is withdrawn. Hsu cannot understand why the public cannot appreciate art without prejudice and decides to approach the victims’ family. Moreover, Hsu goes to Chou’s old family home in search of the inspiration for Chou’s paintings.
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2020-09-18
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22nd Catch
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Winds of September
Overview: Lin Shu-Yu's semi auto-biographical debut takes us back to 1996, during the time of the tragic Taiwan baseball scandal, an event that devastated many teenage boys. The story follows Yen and Tang and their gang through the last year of their high school life. From chasing girls to midnight skinny dipping to rooting for their favorite baseball team, they do everything together. When an accident throws Yen into a coma, their world starts falling apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2008-06-06
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