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Conrad Hurtt was born in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, production assistant, and stand-in for the movie industry in the 1980s & 1990s. He worked in Hawaii as a trainee assistant director on Murder in Paradise (1990) (TV Movie). He is known for his work in Hollywood on Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), Sudden Impact (1983) and Die Hard (1988).

Born in 1969, Te-Sheng's film career began when he got a job in a small production house. Then he became an assistant in Edward Yang's film studio in 1995. When Yang was filming "Mahjong" (1996), he was promoted to assistant director from a grip assistant. From 1995 to 1998, he had shot shorts including "Face in the Evening" (1995), "Three Dialogues" (1996) and "Before Dawn" (1997), and all three films had won Golden Harvest Award for Film and Digital Video. Moreover, his 1999 16 mm film "About July" won great reviews from film critics in Taiwan, and was honored with a Special Mention from the Alcan Dragons And Tigers Award For Young Cinema at the Vancouver International Film Festival. He was also the associate producer of "Double Vision" (2002), produced by Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia. In 2004, he raised 2.5 million NT dollars by himself and shot the teaser of "Seediq Bale," in order to further raise 200 million dollars for the finance of shooting the complete film.

He is good at manipulating dramatic elements and shaping characters, which create more tension and levels in his films. Moreover, to overcome the predicament of unable to produce big budget films, which is due to the restricted finance in Taiwan's film industry, he always endeavors to prove the talent and ability of Taiwanese filmmakers. Although he failed to raise the money needed to shoot "Seediq Bale," the vast scenery and epic atmosphere presented in the film teaser surprised and amazed the film circle in Taiwan. This shows his unquestionable ability to create films. "Cape No. 7" is the highest grossing film ever produced in Taiwan surpassing even Ang Lee's "Lust: Caution" and "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon" and is on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film ever in Taiwanese box-office history. "Cape No. 7" is also the winner of the Grand Prize of the 2008 Taipei Award, the winner of Grand Prize of the 4th Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan as well as the winner of Best Narrative Feature of 28th Hawaii International Film Festival.

Zhen-Hao Li was born on 17 June 2003 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Wei wo ban yi chang xi shi de sang li (2024), About Youth (2022) and Jin ye yi qi wei ai gu zhang (2024).

Aaron Chen was born on 9 March 1981 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Hana Kimi (2006), Two Idiots (2016) and My Dear Boy (2017).

Yu-Lin Yen was born on 21 December 1989 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor and writer, known for Someday or One Day (2019), The On1y One (2024) and The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017).

Kent Tsai was born on 26 June 1997 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for All Because of Love (2017), The Teenage Psychic (2017) and Bad Education (2022).

Hsin-yao Huang was born in 1973 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for The Great Buddha+ (2017), A Silent Gaze (2022) and Classmates Minus (2020).

Joseph Kuo was born in 1935 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is a director and writer, known for Death Proof (2007), Ba da men pai (1976) and Tie san jiao (1972).

Una Lu was born on 2 January 1986 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for The King of Romance (2016), Zombie Fight Club (2014) and Fabulous Boys (2013).

Man-Ning Hsi was born on 28 October 1963 in Anping, Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for A Good Wife (2013), Monga (2010) and An Innocent Mistake (2012).

Tzuyu was born in Tainan, Taiwan, on June 14, 1999. She is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea and member of the K-pop girl group Twice under JYP Entertainment. Tzuyu is a sub-vocalist, a lead dancer, the visual and the maknae of the group. Tzuyu was born to parents of self-made entrepreneurs. In 2012, she was seen by talent scouts at the MUSE Performing Arts Workshop in Tainan and traveled to South Korea in November that year to become a K-pop trainee. After more than two years of training, she appeared on the South Korean reality show Sixteen in 2015, during which she was chosen as one of the nine members of the new girl band Twice. The group made its debut on October 20th, 2015. According to a Gallup Korea survey, she was the third most popular idol among young South Koreans in 2016, behind Taeyeon and IU. She was attending Hanlim Multi Art School in Seoul as a freshman after passing her exam at Tainan Municipal Fusing Junior High School to certify her middle school education in 2016, along with fellow group members Chaeyoung and Dahyun.

Shone An was born on 20 September 1983 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Min Gan Shi Jian (2010), Mars (2004) and Ai yu yong qi (2005). He died on 1 June 2015 in Tainan, Taiwan.

Kuan-Hsiung Wang was born in 1950 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor and director, known for Qi bu gan ge (1982), Free or Die (1980) and Yellow Skin (1985).

Lotus Wang was born on 24 November 1968 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011), What the Hell Is Love (2023) and Wan quan sheng qian lian ai shou ce (2024).

Po-Wen Chen was born in 1953 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an editor and producer, known for Yi Yi (2000), Do Over (2006) and Darkness and Light (1999).

Mei-yun Tang was born on 14 July 1964 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Such a Life (1997), Bing-pô kheh-tshàn (2021) and Brides Married Here (2016).

Ke-Fang Sun was born on 2 November 1987 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Nî de hun yin bú shì nî de hun yin (2022), Tian hei qing bi yan (2016) and He bai rui de di yu du bai (2024). She has been married to Kuan-Ting Liu since 2023.

Starting martial arts training at age 5 in different styles of Kung Fu, then Judo, Karate, Tang Soo Do, and boxing under several masters in his hometown (Tainan City, Taiwan), only for one single reason: to defend himself from the local bullies' attack.

In 1982 he was all Taiwan Teenage Nunchaku Champ.

In 1983 he became the Taiwan Government selected and trained martial artist for the US Presentation to the Ronald Reagan Government's event in Washington DC and other 13 states.

In 1987, he won the World-Cup's "Middle Weight" title in sparring (Los Angeles Open) before graduating from Blair High School (Pasadena); classmate with Director John Singleton in couple math and English classes there.

Later taught by Dan Lee (Bruce Lee's close disciple in JKD), Steven Chang (Yip Man/Lieon Shon's Wing Chun), Delon Tan (Tae Kwon Do), John Wong (Wu's Tai Chi), and Franco Lung (Yip Man/Wong Tsun-Leon's Wing Chun) in America.

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Tsung Sheng Tang was born on 12 November 1970 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Mischievous Kiss (2005), Yi Yi (2000) and It Started with a Kiss: They Kiss Again (2007).

Yu-Chieh Cheng was born on 27 November 1977 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is an actor and writer, known for Yang Yang (2009), Days We Stared at the Sun (2010) and Do Over (2006). He has been married to Helen Tai since 14 June 2008. They have three children.

Jim Wang was born on 9 November 1978 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is a director and writer, known for Cha Cha for Twins (2012), My Spaceman Grandma (2009) and Zhi xiang bi ni duo huo yi tian (2014).

Tong Wang was born on 1 October 1986 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for An Ocean Too Deep (2002), Jué shèng de hui pai (2022) and Kan dao ling hun de na zhi yan shi gong (2024).

Wei Ou was born on 30 October 1936 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Execution in Autumn (1972), Hometown Plunders (1966) and Zai huan zuo xin niang (1965). He was married to Yang-li Huang-Chuang. He died on 1 December 1973 in Taiwan.

Yuki Hsu was born on 3 March 1978 in Tainan, Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Emperor Down Jiangnan (2003), Fu shih kuang ying (2005) and Tian Di Chuan Shuo Zhi Yu Mei Ren (2000).

Fu-Ti Lin was born on 21 August 1934 in Tainan, Taiwan. He is a director and writer, known for The Imperial Swordsman (1972), Jin se ye cha (1963) and Ke ai de ren (1964).