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Emerson Tsai

Emerson Tsai

Actor · Born August 2, 1988 (38) · New Taipei City, Taiwan

Emerson Tsai was born on 2 August 1988 in Taipei, Taiwan. He is an actor, known for The Sadness (2021), In Time with You (2011) and Coolie (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 2, 1988 (38)
From
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 36 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 69% in 30 days

What are Emerson Tsai's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Survival
28%
Self
17%
Power
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
1
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Tense
1
Joyful
1
Other
4

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 Emerson Tsai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Emerson Tsai'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

36 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Kung Fu(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Love's Hidden Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • A Foggy Tale(2025)

    as Lee Erh-Hsiung

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 16 episodes · as Wu Ming-hung

  • Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tsan Hao

  • Let's Go Kayaking! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • My Unexpected Roommate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Li Hao Hsin

  • The Accidental Influencer(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Stingy Guy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hotel Saltwater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ren Huang

  • Miss Shampoo(2023)

    as Fishy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Hardware Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Wave Makers(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Weng Che-cheng

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Oxcart Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 30 episodes · as Xu Ming Fa / "Water Frog Fa"

  • Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tsan Hao

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

    as Vet

  • Grit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Factory guy

  • cuillère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Sadness(2021)

    as Warren Liu

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • All Star Sports Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 17 episodes · as 82

  • 36 Questions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Coolie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · as 林文取

  • Tshiong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as A-Tek

  • All Because of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Chen You-Li (Youth)

  • Mon Mon Mon Monsters(2017)

    as Student on bus

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Swimming Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 30 episodes · as Chen Jia-luo

  • The Tenants Downstairs(2016)

    as Supermarket seller

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lion Dancing 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Zeng Bai Mu

  • Mr. Right Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · as Zhang Jia-qiang

  • Café. Waiting. Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Liao Ying-hung

  • The Fierce Wife Final Episode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as 阿仁

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

    as Monkey

  • You Are the Apple of My Eye(2011)

    as Ying-Hung Liao

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Night Market Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Little Seven

  • Monga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hou Chun-sheng (Monkey)

  • Golden Horse Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • 梟人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1962 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)

$30M worldwide

Highest rated

You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Sadness (2021)

Film career

19622026

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1960s1 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Emerson Tsai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Tenants Downstairs (2016)

78th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wave Makers (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 30. 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 Emerson Tsai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emerson Tsai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giddens Ko shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers