The Best Secret Agent

ORSSES12
Director:Chang Ying
Length:102 minutes

The Best Secret Agent

Tianzi di yi hao; Chang Ying, 1964, versions: OR,SS,ES,

Director: Chang Ying

The first Taiwanese-language spy film produced in Taiwan, The Best

Secret Agent is a remake of the 1945 movie of the same name that

caused a sensation in Shanghai. Fueled by a dog-eat-dog plot and the changing faces of the “female spy” protagonist, the film has been

likened to a Taiwanese version of the 007 movies. The film broke box

office records in Taiwan and kick-started the popularity of Taiwanese-language spy movies for years to come. The Japanese occupation has been and still is providing a historical for all sorts of films produced by the countries of East and South- East Asian region. Here, young woman Tsui-Ying flees with her father from the Japanese occupation. She meets a young man, Ling-Yun, and

falls in love, yet suddenly chooses to him and marries a traitor who

serves the Japanese. She gets to live in a household threatened by

regular assassination attempts as well as anti-Japanese spies.

Length: 102 min

Year: 1964

Country of origin:

  • Taiwan

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles
ES - English subtitles

Director: Chang Ying

The first Taiwanese-language spy film produced in Taiwan, The Best

Secret Agent is a remake of the 1945 movie of the same name that

caused a sensation in Shanghai. Fueled by a dog-eat-dog plot and the changing faces of the “female spy” protagonist, the film has been

likened to a Taiwanese version of the 007 movies. The film broke box

office records in Taiwan and kick-started the popularity of Taiwanese-language spy movies for years to come. The Japanese occupation has been and still is providing a historical for all sorts of films produced by the countries of East and South- East Asian region. Here, young woman Tsui-Ying flees with her father from the Japanese occupation. She meets a young man, Ling-Yun, and

falls in love, yet suddenly chooses to him and marries a traitor who

serves the Japanese. She gets to live in a household threatened by

regular assassination attempts as well as anti-Japanese spies.

Year: 1964

Country of origin:

  • Taiwan

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles
ES - English subtitles