Netflix has formally added two well-liked Taiwanese gangster motion pictures to its library. Starting, followers of the motion thriller franchise Gatao will lastly have the ability to stream its first installment from 2015 and 2025’s Gatao: Huge Brothers. The latter serves as the most recent and fifth entry to the movie sequence.
“Qing Feng is the highest lieutenant underneath gang boss Yong. Three years in the past, his good pal Xiong went to jail for him within the title of brotherhood. Upon his return, Xiong is instantly favored by Yong, which vegetation a rising rift in his friendship with Qing Feng,” reads the synopsis for Gatao. “Over on the rival gang aspect, U.S.-educated Michael returns to Taiwan to take over for his late father and applies ruthless enterprise methods to broaden his turf. Along with his eyes set on a worthwhile property improvement undertaking, Michael will cease at nothing to eradicate Yong and take over his turf.”
“Michael and his right-hand man Scorpion, who discover themselves embroiled of their father Ko’s turf conflict towards rival gangs in Taipei, setting off a battle between outdated and new generations of gangsters,” reads the outline for Gatao: Huge Brothers. “The movie is the most recent installment within the Gatao franchise, following the narrative of a younger successor attempting to broaden his energy whereas navigating the risky underworld.”
What do we all know concerning the Gatao franchise?
The beloved Taiwanese gangster franchise explores the lives and violent struggles of organized crime syndicates in Taiwan. In the mean time, it already consists of 5 motion pictures, together with 2015’s Gatao, 2018’s Gatao 2: Rise of the King, 2021’s Gatao: The Final Stray, 2024’s Gatao: Like Father Like Son, and 2025’s Gatao: Huge Brothers. Every installment revolves round a brand new set of characters and a special gangster story.
The Gatao motion pictures featured appearances from Jack Kao, Sunny Wang, Alien Huang, Wang Shih-Sian, Rexen Cheng Jen-Shuo, Tsai Chen-Nan, Harry Chang, Peng Solar, Tai Bo, Nikki Hsieh, Lung Tien-Hsiang, Jieh-Wen King, Collin Chou, and extra. The artistic crew is led by writer-director Jui-Chih Chiang, the one filmmaker who has persistently labored on all 5 motion pictures.
Aside from the 2015 film and Huge Brothers, each The Final Stray and Like Father Like Son are already streaming on Netflix. In the mean time, the 2018 sequel is the one one lacking from the streaming platform.
(Supply: TMBD)
