Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted ultramarathon runner Kevin Lin (林義傑) for his alleged involvement in a copyright-trolling operation that has filed 937 lawsuits since August last year, and sought a heavy sentence.
After failing to commit suicide (by attempting to consume fatal amounts of cinnamon, chewing gum and carrots), despondent insurance salesman Liang (Fu Meng-po, 傅孟柏) comes across Yukio Mishima’s 1968 novel Life For Sale.
Written two years before Mishima’s dramatic suicide, the book’s protagonist, Hanio Yamada, sees no future and puts his life up for sale in the classified section of a newspaper, leading to a series of ridiculous events.
Liang’s resolve to emulate Yamada is bolstered when he’s fired from his job after punching a coworker. There are no takers at first, but Liang soon finds that the less he values
Local production studio Pili International Multimedia has released a video revealing behind-the-scenes footage for its upcoming fantasy film <i>Demigod: The Legend Begins</i>, which has a cast of Taiwanese glove puppets.
The film, which opens on Friday next week, stars the studio’s iconic glove puppet character Su Huan-jen (素還真), whose name is also the Chinese-language title of the movie.
The company is known for producing TV program and films using only traditional Taiwanese glove puppets. It began releasing behind-the-scenes featurettes to promote the movie on YouTube in October last year.
The video released on Tuesday showcases the studio’s attention to detail in building film
Taipei, Nov. 27 (CNA) Chang Chen (張震) won the best leading actor prize at the Golden Horse Awards in Taipei on Saturday for his portrayal of a prosecutor who tackles a high-profile murder case while also battling cancer in the 2021 neo-noir sci-fi mystery crime "The Soul."