"The Vanishing Man" Netflix Taiwan Japan Champion: The suspenseful details arouse the suspicion of evil in all the members
Quick Look
- After the film "The Vanishing Man" directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Weihao was released on the Netflix streaming platform, it became the top 10 Taiwanese movies today with its 140-minute suspenseful narrative and intertwined structure of multiple clues.
- The film is adapted from the play "The Lost Child", interweaving three story lines of a missing child, a woman being assaulted, and a man hiding a corpse.
- It uses different timing splicing and jump scare design to create continuous suspicion and anxiety.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The movie "The Vanishing Man" is adapted from the drama "The Vanishing Child" and is directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Weihao. It stars Liu Haocun, Qiu Ze, Feng Xueya, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, etc. It recently sparked discussion after it was released on the Netflix streaming platform.
2026/09/15 08:12
[Reporter Zhong Zhijun/Comprehensive Report] The film "The Vanishing Man" directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Weihao has recently been released for streaming, sparking discussion on how a suspenseful film with a length of 140 minutes can allow the audience to watch it all the way to the end, and even topped Netflix Taiwan's Top 10 today. It turns out that "the devil is hidden in the details."
"The Vanishing Man" starring Liu Haocun (from left), Qiu Ze, Feng Xueya, and Li Chen won the top 10 of Netflix's top 10 movies today. (Photo taken from Weibo)
"The Vanishing Man" is adapted from the drama "The Vanishing Child". The whole film throws out three seemingly unrelated story lines: a child disappears, a woman is violated, and a man hides a corpse. They are constantly intertwined and spliced through different time sequences. In addition, Zheng Kai, Liu Haocun, and Qiu Ze each carry secrets. The audience only identifies the suspect one second, but is overturned by the plot the next second. The suspicion that almost "all of them are evil" has become the reason why the audience cannot stop.
Please read on...
Cheng Weihao does not intend to just make a simple brain-burning social suspense film this time. The film starts from the story of the gambler and tenant Yan Wu. The opening is like a thriller, and even includes a jump scare that is common in horror movies. Both dream scenes suddenly act when the audience's nerves are tense. This design may not be called very fresh, but it is very effective.
The three cases in the movie develop in parallel and become entangled. Zheng Kai's character's child disappears mysteriously, Liu Haocun's character is violated, and Qiu Ze hides a corpse that cannot be exposed. It seems like three completely different tragedies, but in the end they are intertwined.
Some film critics said that the audience was always anxious about "did they miss something?"; in the last 10 minutes, the questions that had been accumulated before were turned over and over again, leaving almost no breathing room.
It's just that the movie is not without flaws. Some viewers believe that the villain images of certain actors are deeply rooted in people's hearts. As soon as they appear on the scene, it is easy for people to preemptively guess that "this person is not innocent", which somewhat weakens the suspense effect.
No need to draw, no need to grab. Now use the APP to read the news. You are guaranteed to win every day. Click me to download the APP. Click me to see the event details.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The movie "The Vanishing Man" will remain popular on Netflix Taiwan charts for more than a week
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the film get invitations to international film festivals?
- Does director Cheng Weihao have any plans for new works?
- How satisfied were the audience with the ending?
