Yang Lieh

Acting

Yang Lieh

Born October 13, 1952 · Taipei, Taiwan (age 73)

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Known For

Island of FireIsland of Fire · 1991
Island of Fire
★ 6.31991
MovieActionCrime
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Half a Loaf of Kung FuHalf a Loaf of Kung Fu · 1978
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
★ 6.21978
MovieComedyAction
A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.
A Story of Lou Bo-WenA Story of Lou Bo-Wen · 1971
A Story of Lou Bo-Wen
1971
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Lou Bo-Wen ​​assists the chosen emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, protecting him from many demons and monsters. To prevent the emperors assassination plot, Lou instructs him to go to Chuzhou to find his uncle-in-law Guo Guangqing. Lou searches for heroes to assist and protect the emperor and successfully persuades Hu Dahai, Chang Yuchun, Jiang Zhong, Xu Da, and Li Wenzhong, among others. Sequel to the film The Founding of Ming Dynasty.
The New Shaolin BoxersThe New Shaolin Boxers · 1976
The New Shaolin Boxers
★ 7.01976
MovieAction
An honourable carriage driver finds love and death when he battles particularly homicidal street punks
Beach of the War GodsBeach of the War Gods · 1973
Beach of the War Gods
★ 6.21973
MovieActionWar
In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wandering swordsman single-handedly dispatches a group of the foreign thugs, and agrees to help defend the town. He assembles a core team of highly skilled warriors, and together they train the townsfolk to stand up to the foreign pirates, using strategy and skill. When the army launches an all-out assault on the town, a ferocious battle rages, leading to final conflict on the Beach of the War Gods.
Fatal RecallFatal Recall · 1991
Fatal Recall
★ 9.01991
Movie
Fatal Recall is a Taiwanese Thriller starring Alex Man
LayoutLayout · 1977
Layout
★ 9.71977
MovieAction
The place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger each day. Enter Hsueh Ao-Lin, an agent of the government sent to uncover the Chinese traitors helping the enemy. Once inside, Hsueh must fight both the Japanese and his countrymen for his sake, and the future of China.
My Father, My Husband, My SonMy Father, My Husband, My Son · 1974
My Father, My Husband, My Son
1974
MovieDrama
Taiwanese drama film directed by Pai Ching-jui.

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Train of ThoughtsTrain of Thoughts · 2025
Train of Thoughts
2025
SeriesFamily
The series focuses on neighborhood bond, telling the normal yet extraordinary story of a small town. In a small town in 1982, the town’s train station was the one place with the warmest human touch. Every day on the platform, there would be people happily reuniting or sadly parting ways. There was a small photo studio in the town, and its owner Li An-quan had two beautiful daughters—Wen-xiu and Wen-juan. They led a happy life. One day, Li An-quan suddenly left his wife and daughters without saying anything. They never heard from him since. After 12 years, Wen-xiu is now selling lunch boxes on the platform. Whenever she sees someone resembling her father, she will run after that person to see if it is really him, but she is always disappointed. Her father never returns, but her good friend Wu-xiong comes back after 12 years. After Wu-xiong’s return, a series of events take place in the small town, and Wen-xiu also encounters unexpected twists in life.
A Fight for JusticeA Fight for Justice · 2024
A Fight for Justice
★ 10.02024
SeriesDrama
Idealistic and passionate rookie lawyer Yen-ching takes on the case of a death row prisoner Ming-te, who has been sentenced to death five times. Yen-ching, initially harboring no high hopes, begins to believe in Ming-te’s innocence as she delves deeper into the case. Firm in her conviction that law should represent justice, she submits extensive evidence to prove Ming-te’s innocence, only to be disregarded by the judges. Yen-ching soon realizes that she is not merely fighting against the legal system but against the inherent human nature of prejudice. Now faced with the challenge of toppling society’s deeply ingrained “presumption of guilt” principle, Yen-ching strives to save Ming-te from his imminent execution.