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Umin Boya

Umin Boya

Actor and director · Born March 1, 1978 (48) · Yuli, Hualien, Taiwan

Umin Boya, also known as Ma Chih-hsiang, is a Taiwanese aborigine writer, director and actor, and director of the historical baseball film Kano. He also starred in Wei Te-sheng's Seediq Bale.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1978 (48)
From
Yuli, Hualien, Taiwan
Works as
Actor and director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Umin Boya's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Society
10%
Power
6%
Morality
4%
Ideas
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
3
Warm
3
Dread
2
Joyful
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Umin Boya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Umin Boya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Deep Quiet Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Huang Zhi-cheng

  • Had I Not Seen the Sun(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as 許大偉

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Marching Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Director Wang

  • The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Six of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lin Da-Sheng

  • Lovesick(2025)

    as Jade's Dad

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hunter Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lin Zheng

  • The Embers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • A Perfect Blossom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as (Captain) Bull

  • Let's Talk About CHU(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lin Shih-chieh

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Big(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hotel Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Ghost Head

  • Heaven on the 4th Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Listen Before You Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bukut

  • Mother To Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 15 episodes · as Chou Yung Jan

  • My Missing Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Police Officer

  • Befriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · as Zhou Guang Xia

  • Let's Cheat Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Earnest Yang

  • Zinnia Flower(2015)

    as Jen-Yo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Kano(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hsiang

  • Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Temu Walis

  • Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II(2011)

    as Temu Walis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I(2011)

    as Temu Walis

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crying Bamboo Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • 我在這邊唱 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Justice for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · as 徐子祥

  • Police Et Vous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · as 李安毅

  • Orz Boyz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Liar #1's Father

  • 20:30:40(2004)

    as Hsiao Chi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • Somewhere Over the Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Brave 20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • 放生 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • 大医院小医师 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · as 凌志杰 （Money）

  • Linsen N. Rd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • 熊山記 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Kano (2014)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Kano (2014)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Let's Talk About CHU (2024)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 38: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thDirecting5 of 38: 4 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 38: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2010s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Umin Boya's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011)

71st percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kano (2014)

Midcredits 93rd · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 75. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Umin Boya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Umin Boya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Te-Sheng Wei shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers