Zhi-Ping Tang

Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.

After losing a project bid, locomotive designer Lin Zhenyi faces failure when her leadership role is taken over by Tan Qingchuan, an overseas returnee. As they work together, Lin Zhenyi learns from Tan and his assistant Jian Aixing’s approach, gaining insight into her own shortcomings. She uses this newfound knowledge to succeed in her next project while navigating romantic pursuits from both Tan Qingchuan and her new neighbor, Li Yanfeng, a research test pilot.

Leading Taiwan cinema names Hou Hsiao-hsien (“The Assassin,” “The Puppetmaster”) and Lee Kang-sheng (“Days,” “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”) are attached to “Twisted Strings”, a TV anthology series backed by HBO Asia and streamer Catchplay.The seven-part series is written and directed by Golden Horse-nominated director, Huang Xi (“Missing Johnny”). Hou is attached as the series executive producer. Lee, who has appeared exclusively in films over the past 30 years, notably those of famed Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang, stars.

During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfer student uncovers the dark secrets behind the school’s haunting.

Zuo Yi Quan, a talented Taiwanese high jumper, inspires Lu Rui Xi, who disguises herself as a boy to attend his all-boys school, sparking romantic complications.

Hsu Zi Qi is a young woman who lives alone in the city. Lee is the autistic son of Zi Qi's landlady, who tries to free himself from his protective mother. Feng is a shy young builder, who struggles with the constant breakdowns of his car.