When it comes to getting into Taiwanese cinema, it's hard to deny that there are a lot of good titles to choose from. It has long been a quiet powerhouse, equally thoughtful, poetic, and deeply human.

Taiwanese prison drama "Sunshine Women's Choir" has become the highest-grossing local film in Taiwan's box-office history, surpassing NT$545 million ($17.3 million) on Feb. 14 and dethroning the ...