watch queue (feature films)
watch next (series/shows): https://mydramalist.com/list/LQJXGRq3
watch queue (series/shows): https://mydramalist.com/list/389dnMM4
rewatch eventually: https://mydramalist.com/list/3D7Na8kL
great queer films: https://mydramalist.com/list/1R8DkrG3
Also:
- MUBI top 50: https://mydramalist.com/list/4KoXgVE4
- IFF LGBTQ: https://mydramalist.com/list/LQJz7Q23
(note: entries are listed partially by theme/category and partially by priority)
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1. The Funeral
Japanese Movie - 1984
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3. Okoge
Japanese Movie - 1992
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4. Three Times
Taiwanese Movie - 2005
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5. Behemoth
Chinese Movie - 2015
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6. Tokyo Story
Japanese Movie - 1953
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7. Rashomon
Japanese Movie - 1950
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8. Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie - 1954
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9. Ran
Japanese Movie - 1985
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10. After Life
Japanese Movie - 1998
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11. Departures
Japanese Movie - 2008
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12. Yi Yi
Taiwanese Movie - 2000
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13. A Brighter Summer Day
Taiwanese Movie - 1991
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14. Fallen Angels
Hong Kong Movie - 1995
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15. Days of Being Wild
Hong Kong Movie - 1990
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16. Mountains May Depart
Chinese Movie - 2015
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17. The River
Taiwanese Movie - 1997
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19. Dust in the Wind
Taiwanese Movie - 1986
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20. Taipei Story
Taiwanese Movie - 1985
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21. A City of Sadness
Taiwanese Movie - 1989
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22. Flowers of Shanghai
Taiwanese Movie - 1998
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23. A Taxi Driver
Korean Movie - 2017
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24. 1987: When The Day Comes
Korean Movie - 2017
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25. Spring in Seoul
Korean Movie - 2023
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26. May 18
Korean Movie - 2007
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27. Good Morning
Japanese Movie - 1959
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28. A Simple Life
Hong Kong Movie - 2011
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29. I Am Not Madame Bovary
Chinese Movie - 2016
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30. Happy Hour
Japanese Movie - 2015
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31. To Live
Chinese Movie - 1994
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32. Beneath the Shadow
Japanese Movie - 2020
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33. A Sun
Taiwanese Movie - 2019
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34. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Taiwanese Movie - 2007
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35. Journey to the West
Taiwanese Movie - 2014
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36. Days
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
https://watch.grasshopperfilm.com/films/days
iconoclast, classicist
https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/days-review-tsai-ming-liang-1234657403/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-13/days-review-tsai-ming-liang
https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/days-blu-ray-review-tsai-ming-liang/
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/days-movie-review-2021
https://hyperallergic.com/669819/days-tsai-ming-liang/
https://longvoyage.substack.com/p/lonely-bodies-tsai-ming-liangs-days
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/tsai-ming-liang/days-tsai-movie-review
https://reverseshot.org/reviews/entry/2705/days_tsai
https://www.alternateending.com/2021/09/days-2020.html
https://online.ucpress.edu/fq/article/75/4/13/183161/Arts-of-HealingTsai-Ming-liang-s-Days
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37. Twilight's Kiss
Hong Kong Movie - 2019
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38. Lan Yu
Hong Kong Movie - 2001
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39. Eat Drink Man Woman
Taiwanese Movie - 1994
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40. The Great Buddha+
Taiwanese Movie - 2017
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44. Untold Herstory
Taiwanese Movie - 2022
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45. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Thai Movie - 2010
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46. Memoria
Thai Movie - 2021
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47. Cemetery of Splendour
Thai Movie - 2015
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48. The Time to Live and the Time to Die
Taiwanese Movie - 1985
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49. A Confucian Confusion
Taiwanese Movie - 1994
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50. The Road Home
Chinese Movie - 1999
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51. The Naked Island
Japanese Movie - 1960
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52. Stray Dogs
Taiwanese Movie - 2013
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53. Burning
Korean Movie - 2018
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55. The King and the Clown
Korean Movie - 2005
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57. Love in the Big City
Korean Movie - 2024
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58. Soul Mate
Japanese Drama - 2025
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59. All About Love
Hong Kong Movie - 2010
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60. Taboo
Japanese Movie - 1999
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61. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)
Thai Movie - 2015
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62. Like Grains of Sand
Japanese Movie - 1995
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63. Moneyboys
Taiwanese Movie - 2021
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64. Small Talk
Taiwanese Movie - 2016
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65. Tattoo
Taiwanese Movie - 2007
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66. Wrath of Desire
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
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68. The Iron Ladies
Thai Movie - 2000
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69. Like A Virgin
Korean Movie - 2006
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70. A Frozen Flower
Korean Movie - 2008
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71. Gameboys: The Movie
Filipino Movie - 2021
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72. Close-Knit
Japanese Movie - 2017
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73. Bao Bao
Taiwanese Movie - 2018
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74. Perfect Days
Japanese Movie - 2023
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75. Comrades: Almost a Love Story
Hong Kong Movie - 1996
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76. Love in a Puff
Hong Kong Movie - 2010
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77. Turn Left, Turn Right
Hong Kong Movie - 2003
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78. Hachiko
Chinese Movie - 2023
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79. My Annoying Brother
Korean Movie - 2016
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80. Unforgettable
Korean Movie - 2016
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81. The Edge of Metamorphosis
Japanese Movie - 2022
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82. Who'll Stop the Rain
Taiwanese Movie - 2023
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83. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains
Chinese Movie - 2019
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84. Dead Souls
Chinese Movie - 2018
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85. Masquerade
Korean Movie - 2012
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86. Shoplifters
Japanese Movie - 2018
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87. Eye of the Storm
Taiwanese Movie - 2023
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88. American Girl
Taiwanese Movie - 2021
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89. Memories of Murder
Korean Movie - 2003
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90. Gazda
Korean Movie - 2006
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91. Snowpiercer
Korean Movie - 2013
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92. Project D
Thai Movie - 2024
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93. The Chinese Family
Thai Movie - 2024
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94. Abang Adik
Taiwanese Movie - 2023
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95. Bad Genius
Thai Movie - 2017
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96. Little Big Women
Taiwanese Movie - 2020
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97. The Dude In Me
Korean Movie - 2019