Portrait of Ko I-chen

Acting

Ko I-chen

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 1981 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Taipei Story
Taipei Story
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ko I-chen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Taiwanese Cinema 2
  • Coming-of-Age Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Taste of Tangerine Sauce
The Taste of Tangerine Sauce

as Ojisan

2020s

2 titles · average score 82
My Positive Grandpa
My Positive Grandpa (2026)

as Grandpa

Wave Makers
Wave Makers (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Weng Jen-hsiung

2010s

7 titles · average score 67
十年,再見楊德昌
十年,再見楊德昌 (2017)

TV show · as 自己

Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast
Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Master Fly Spirit

27°C - Loaf Rock
27°C - Loaf Rock (2013)

as Wu's father

Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Tsimtsum Captain

10 Plus 10
10 Plus 10 (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Salon Owner (segment "Hippocamp Hair Salon")

Juliets
Juliets (2010)

as A-mei's father (segment "Two Juliets")

Ending Cut
Ending Cut (2010)

as Hsu

2000s

4 titles · average score 66
The Year of Happiness and Love
The Year of Happiness and Love (2009)

TV show · as Lin Chang Shou

Great Thing in One's Life
Great Thing in One's Life (2003)

as Father

Betelnut Beauty
Betelnut Beauty (2001)
GoodWatch score 62

as Fei Fei's Father

The Cabbie
The Cabbie (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Police Captain

1990s

5 titles · average score 67
Blue Moon
Blue Moon (1997)

Director, Writer

Mahjong
Mahjong (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

as Luen-Luen's Father

Super Citizen Ko
Super Citizen Ko (1995)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chen Cheng-I

Hot Spring Hometown
Hot Spring Hometown (1995)

Director

A Piggy Tale
A Piggy Tale (1991)

Director

1980s

11 titles · average score 80
I Love Mary
I Love Mary (1988)

Director

Reunion
Reunion (1986)

Director

Soul
Soul (1986)

as "Big Brother"

Last Train To Tanshui
Last Train To Tanshui (1986)

Writer, Director

Taipei Story
Taipei Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

as Mr. Ke

Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1983)

Writer, Director

In Our Time
In Our Time (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Labyrinthine Forest
Labyrinthine Forest (1981)

Director

The End of Flow
The End of Flow (1981)

Director

Last Summer
Last Summer (1981)

Director

Happy Single Lady
Happy Single Lady (1981)

Director