Yang Chia-Yun

Directing

Yang Chia-Yun

Yang Chia-Yun (Karen Yang), born March 1947 and originally from Qingdao, Shandong Province, is one of the second generation directors in Taiwan. She is also regarded as a pioneer female film director of commercial Taiwanese film during the 1970s and 1980s.

Known For

The Lady AvengerThe Lady Avenger · 1981
The Lady Avenger
5.31981
MovieThrillerAction
The Lady Avenger is about a young woman who is raped by four men and then taken advantage by a fifth. Abandoned by her fiancé, she strikes back at the five wolves. Wild and exciting, filled with nasty violence and highly creative killing sequences, this is Taiwanese exploitation cinema at its furious finest.
Exposed to DangerExposed to Danger · 1982
Exposed to Danger
9.01982
MovieDramaHorror
A young woman is released from prison and starts her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper, she tries to settle in. When bizarre incidents occur, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her.
Morning FogMorning Fog · 1978
Morning Fog
1978
MovieDramaRomance
In "Morning Fog", Brigitte Lin plays Tu Hsiao Meng, a spirited young woman who's had an unenviable life full of hard knocks. The daughter of a single parent, Hsiao Meng had to give up school and enter the work force to make ends meet. She finds a job as a nursemaid to an invalid boy, and charms everyone around her with her gorgeous smile and agreeable personality. But not everyone is a fan of Hsiao Meng. She makes an enemy out of Shih Mei Ni, who happens to be Hsiao Meng's rival for the affections of Tai Ya Luen (Chin Han). She's also wealthy and higher in station than Hsiao Meng, which is yet another strike against the lovely, but lower class working girl. Can Hsiao Meng rise above her situation and triumph over the odds?
Misty Rain Knocking My WindowMisty Rain Knocking My Window · 1979
Misty Rain Knocking My Window
1979
Movie
Taiwanese movie
The Wayward AngelsThe Wayward Angels · 1982
The Wayward Angels
1982
Movie
A film by Karen Yang Chia-Yun
A Saturday DateA Saturday Date · 1976
A Saturday Date
1976
Movie
Love Comes from the SeaLove Comes from the Sea · 1980
Love Comes from the Sea
1980
MovieDrama
Romantic drama by Karen Yang Chia-Yun
A Secret Buried for 50 Years: The Story of Taiwanese "Comfort Women"A Secret Buried for 50 Years: The Story of Taiwanese "Comfort Women" · 1998
A Secret Buried for 50 Years: The Story of Taiwanese "Comfort Women"
10.01998
MovieDocumentary
This is Taiwan's first documentary about comfort women. The audience gets a glimpse of history as 13 "grandmothers" speak of their unspeakable past, unknown even to their family, in front of the camera.

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