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Yu An-shun

Acting Born Nov 5, 1967 Yunlin, Taiwan 73 credits

Biography

Yu An-shun is a Taiwanese actor born on November 5, 1967, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Also known by the names An-Shun Yu and An-Shun You, he is recognized for his work in acting with a total of seventy-three known credits listed on The Movie Database. His career includes starring as the lead actor in the film The Time to Live and the Time to Die, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and released in 1985.

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Career

Career overview

Yu An-shun is a Taiwanese actor born on November 5, 1967, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Also known by the names An-Shun Yu and An-Shun You, he is recognized for his work in the entertainment industry with seventy-three known credits listed in his biographical profile.

Early in his film career, Yu served as the lead actor in Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1985 film, The Time to Live and the Time to Die. Over the course of his career, he has built a substantial body of work in both movies and television shows, establishing himself as a prominent actor from Taiwan.

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Known for

Film

GATAO: Big Brothers

as Chia Hsien
Film

Terrorizers

as Da Shun
Film

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

as Ah Ha / Ah Hsiao

Frequent co-stars

Cora Miao 1 shared title
Lee Li-Chun 1 shared title
King Shih-chieh 1 shared title
Ku Pao-ming 1 shared title
Liu Ming 1 shared title
Wang An 1 shared title
Shao-Chun Ma 1 shared title
Chia-ching Huang 1 shared title
Shanqun Hong 1 shared title
Chonghua Ni 1 shared title

Career timeline

Driving in the DarkA Dance with Rainbows
GATAO: Big BrothersZero Day AttackOrgan ChildLocustDemon Hunters
Urban HorrorThe On1y OneBreezy DayThe Hen · Executive ProducerUnexpected Passenger
Copycat KillerWhat the Hell Is LoveThe Pig, the Snake and the PigeonLove YourselfOxcart Trails
Guess Who's Coming to ActThe Iron FourWomen in TaipeiLesson in LoveBig Day
Gold LeafStrayingTreat or TrickBe My QuarantineHarking Back
WorkersWild SparrowSisters' Busy Hands
The World Between UsThe MirrorLucky DrawThe AnglerTwo Funerals
Tea Land
The Great Buddha+A Dream of Spring
Rock Records in LoveThe Tenants Downstairs
The Seaman
The ThrillExit
A Reunion Night
Drifting Flowers
The Wall
青龍好漢
土地公传奇Fried Fish with Thyme
劉伯溫傳奇Dust of Angels
Hua Shin Juanq Daw Goei
Farewell to the ChannelDaughter of the Nile
TerrorizersLast Train To Tanshui
The Time to Live and the Time to Die

Full filmography

  • Driving in the Dark (2026)
  • A Dance with Rainbows (2026)
  • GATAO: Big Brothers (2025) as Chia Hsien
  • Zero Day Attack (2025) as Hsu Po-Wen
  • Organ Child (2025) as Uncle Zhou
  • Locust (2025) as Ah-Rong
  • Demon Hunters (2025) as Tang Chen
  • To Set a Spirit Free (2025)
  • Urban Horror (2024) as Stinky Tofu Stall Owner
  • The On1y One (2024) as Old Man Ding
  • Breezy Day (2024)
  • The Hen (2024) Executive Producer
  • Unexpected Passenger (2024) as Driver
  • The Embers (2024)
  • Copycat Killer (2023) as Kun-Jhu Lai
  • What the Hell Is Love (2023) as Ta-feng's father
  • The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023) as Fake Lin Lu-ho
  • Love Yourself (2023) as Lo Jih-yu
  • Oxcart Trails (2023) as Cai Tu Shui
  • Best Supporting Role (2023)
  • Behind the Blue Eyes (2023) as Lin Hancong's father
  • The Abandoned (2023) as Fan Chang-fu
  • Workers The Movie (2023) as Chang
  • Guess Who's Coming to Act (2022)
  • The Iron Four (2022)
  • Women in Taipei (2022) as Landlord
  • Lesson in Love (2022) as Liu You-cai
  • Big Day (2022) as Wang Wen-lang
  • Minxiong Haunted House (2022) as A-Zhi's Uncle
  • Fantasy · World (2022) as Mr. Guo
  • Coo-Coo 043 (2022) as Ching
  • Gold Leaf (2021)
  • Straying (2021) as Chen Zhi Kang
  • Treat or Trick (2021) as Boss
  • Be My Quarantine (2021)
  • Harking Back (2021)
  • Workers (2020) as Chang
  • Wild Sparrow (2020)
  • Sisters' Busy Hands (2020)
  • The World Between Us (2019) as Niu's Father
  • The Mirror (2019) as Bai Zheng-Xiang
  • Lucky Draw (2019) as Liao Hsin-Chuen
  • The Angler (2019)
  • Two Funerals (2019) as Lin Tao-Hsiung
  • Home Sick (2019) as Hei
  • Tilapia (2019)
  • Nina Wu (2019) as Uncle Wang
  • The 2014 Consensus (2019)
  • A-Chin (2019)
  • Tea Land (2018)
  • The Great Buddha+ (2017) as Shun
  • A Dream of Spring (2017)
  • Rock Records in Love (2016) as Uncle
  • The Tenants Downstairs (2016) as Mr. Wang
  • The Seaman (2015)
  • The Thrill (2014) as Nan
  • Exit (2014) as Ling-tzu's brother-in-law
  • A Reunion Night (2012)
  • Drifting Flowers (2008) as Diego's Brother
  • The Wall (2007) as Yee
  • 青龍好漢 (2003)
  • 土地公传奇 (1998)
  • Fried Fish with Thyme (1998) as Wei-liang
  • 劉伯溫傳奇 (1992)
  • Dust of Angels (1992) as Ah Cai
  • Hua Shin Juanq Daw Goei (1990)
  • Farewell to the Channel (1987)
  • Daughter of the Nile (1987) as Hsiao-Yang's Classmate
  • Terrorizers (1986) as Da Shun
  • Last Train To Tanshui (1986)
  • The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) as Ah Ha / Ah Hsiao
  • The Immortal Lives
  • The Exiles