Number One (Digital Restoration)

The Best Secret Agent (Restored) is a 1964 Taiwanese Hokkien espionage classic directed by Chang Ying, digitally restored by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. Set during the Sino-Japanese War, the film follows songstress Tshui-ing, who is forced to marry a collaborator, and her former lover Ling-hun as they become entangled in a web of espionage, with the true identity of the legendary resistance agent "Special Agent No. 1" at the heart of the story. Starring Golden Horse Best Actor Ko Chun-hsiung and the "Chameleon Actress" Pai Hung, this groundbreaking film sparked a wave of Hokkien spy cinema and remains a cherished memory for generations of Taiwanese audiences.