In 1949 when the Communist regime was established in China, the world-famed painter Ling Chen-kuang, believing his conviction for a new-born society had come true on his motherland, returned anxiously from the U.S., whither he had fled apprehension by lawmen when cracking down on rebellious activities he had actively engaged in out of cynicism and hostility – the feelings evolved from constant haunting by the memories of his childhood miserableness – to the then existing institutions in China. Alas, to his disillusion, the land he had so deeply loved, the society of which he had expected so much, should have turned out to be the hell on earth. Why? The enigma kept obsessing and puzzling him even to his dying moment.

1.58GB | 1h 50m | 706×478 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/E659ABC6ED540E8/Portrait.of.a.Fanatic.1982.DVDRip.DD2.0.x264-MYM.mkv

Language(s):Mandarin
Subtitles:Chinese hardcoded

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In the 1920’s, when Taiwan is Japan’s colony, the small town Chiu-Fen was famous of its gold mines. Escaping from the landlord’s control, Chu and Wei join the gold rush in Chiu-Fen, hoping that they can be rich and have their own land some day. The are two kinds of women in the small town : hard working housewives and prostitute. The formers are always struggling in poverty. Jou is one of them. People believe that she is doomed to be a widow. She married twice. Both of her husbands are dead. Che falls in love with her anyway. He becomes her third husband in despite of people’s warning. Many of the masters of brothels make a future from prostitution business as well as the black market of gold. Wei loves Fumiko, a young prostitute. He decides to buy back her freedom.

3.80GB | 2h 54m | 1024×552 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/D71F68DFD41C820/Hill.of.No.Return.1992.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Min Nan,Japanese
Subtitles:English

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