BL Short movies & Mini dramas - China, Taiwan, HK

Sometimes, you don't have the patience to watch a full drama or movie. Then, it's perfect to go for a mini-series or short movies. Besides, you might miss out on some gems if you ignore titles just because you assume things. There is a treasure trove of short movies and mini-dramas in Asian BL, especially South Korea and Thailand have churned out a ton of them--some great, some not so great. China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong) has produced a couple of really nice mini-mini-series worth a watch. Here are the Chinese ones.

All the titles are included in my main Asian BL list, but that one is growing huge (755+ titles and counting) so I'll further narrow it down into separate lists, by category. 

By "short" movies or "mini-dramas" I refer to independent stories that are considerably shorter than a "normal" full-length movie (have a running time of approximately an hour or less), and mini-series with either a very short episode runtimes--or very few episodes.
I will not be listing titles that are specials connected to existing dramas or movies--only original works. 


The lists only contain titles in which BL/Gay/Male Bi characters/themes play a fairly big role. (Or exclusively.) 


Lists are updated occasionally.

Note; I'm calling it BL to keep it simple--it would be more correct to say "stories about guys who like guys", since there is a significant difference in Gay themes and what BL nowadays has come to mean.

Bambikill févr. 26, 2020
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  • À cause de toi 2020

    1. À cause de toi 2020

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

    Mini-drama.

  • A Cohabitation

    2. A Cohabitation

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • A Light Year

    3. A Light Year

    Chinese Movie - 2018

    Longer short. (41 minutes).

  • A Straight Man Like You

    4. A Straight Man Like You

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • After Erection

    5. After Erection

    Hong Kong Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • An Encounter In Chengdu

    6. An Encounter In Chengdu

    Chinese Movie - 2012

    Short. 

    Has a sequel which is considerably longer--however, it's a compilation consisting of several stories.

  • At First Glance To See It With

    7. At First Glance To See It With

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Attraction

    8. Attraction

    Chinese Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • Awakening Love

    9. Awakening Love

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    A very short full lenght movie--or a very long short. Depends on how one sees it. (1 hr 6 minutes).

  • Because of You 2

    10. Because of You 2

    Taiwanese Drama - 0000

    Sequel to mini-drama "Because of You". 

    Upcoming--and I'd assume that it'll be similar to S1 in terms of episode count and runtime.

  • Boss, I Love You

    11. Boss, I Love You

    Hong Kong Movie - 2014

    Short.

  • Caress

    12. Caress

    Chinese Movie - 2012

    Short.

  • Cat Boyfriend

    13. Cat Boyfriend

    Chinese Special - 2020, 8 episodes

  • CEO and His Man

    14. CEO and His Man

    Chinese Movie - 2015

    A very short full lenght movie--or a very long short. Depends on how one sees it. (1 hr 1 minute).

  • Cherries in Early Summer

    15. Cherries in Early Summer

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 3 episodes

    Short.

  • Closer to you

    16. Closer to you

    Chinese Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • Coming Home

    17. Coming Home

    Taiwanese Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • Coming Out of the Closet

    18. Coming Out of the Closet

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • Do You Love Yourself or Me?

    19. Do You Love Yourself or Me?

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • Do you, Andy?

    20. Do you, Andy?

    Taiwanese Movie - 2012

    Short.

  • Don't Want You to Be Alone

    21. Don't Want You to Be Alone

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Fanatic Love

    22. Fanatic Love

    Chinese Movie - 2016

    A very short full lenght movie--or a very long short film, depending on how one sees it. (59 min.)

  • Find You In The Crowd

    23. Find You In The Crowd

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Find You In The Crowd 2

    24. Find You In The Crowd 2

    Chinese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • Find You in the Dream

    25. Find You in the Dream

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Five Lessons in Happiness: Baby Maybe

    26. Five Lessons in Happiness: Baby Maybe

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    Short in a collection of five short-films.

  • Five Lessons in Happiness: Little Man

    27. Five Lessons in Happiness: Little Man

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    8.5

    Short in a series of five short-films. 

    I loved this one. It seems others don't seem to appreciate is as much as I did--but I think it's great. The story is something you've never seen before, and it's hilarious. Yet, it tells it without glossing over the fact that the issue is impairing to the life of the MC. Short movies need to be able to tell a big story in a short amount of time--and here we get a story fleshed out enough to make this guy and his life real. Everything is in place, the story is complete, and I, for one, loved the nutty theme.

    A big plus for the entertaining fact that this series of shorts have open endings--and the audience gets to decide and vote for which ending they want--which will then be included in the final, featured version of the movies.

  • Flyleaf of Summer

    28. Flyleaf of Summer

    Taiwanese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • For Love, We Can

    29. For Love, We Can

    Hong Kong Movie - 2014

    Short of the longer kind. (48 min.)

  • Fragile in Love

    30. Fragile in Love

    Taiwanese Movie - 2007

    Short.

  • From Here to There

    31. From Here to There

    Hong Kong Movie - 2012

    Short.

  • From Now To The Past

    32. From Now To The Past

    Chinese Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • Gentleman Spa

    33. Gentleman Spa

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    Short.

  • Graupel Poetry

    34. Graupel Poetry

    Chinese Movie - 2012

    6.0

    A very short full lenght movie--or a very long short film, depending on how one sees it. (59 min.)

    This one is strange, too artsy (artsy is fine but it doesn't always work and here it doesn't) and just doesn't come through well enough. Acting is good and production is good for the most part. A couple of scenes are really hot, and to be honest, those are pretty much the only thing I'll remember.

  • Grounded

    35. Grounded

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

    Short.

  • Happiness

    36. Happiness

    Taiwanese Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • HIStory: My Hero

    37. HIStory: My Hero

    Taiwanese Special - 2017, 4 episodes

    7.0

    ALL the HIStory installments are definitely worth watching and there are a few that are seriously good... however, those have more episodes and slightly longer runtime, so I won't be listing them. But DO check them out. (HIStory 2--two dramas, and HIStory 3--two dramas.)

  • HIStory: Obsessed

    38. HIStory: Obsessed

    Taiwanese Special - 2017, 4 episodes

    8.0
  • HIStory: Stay Away From Me

    39. HIStory: Stay Away From Me

    Taiwanese Special - 2017, 4 episodes

    7.5
  • Honey Sir

    40. Honey Sir

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes

    Series of shorts based on IRL stories.

  • I Am Not What You Want

    41. I Am Not What You Want

    Hong Kong Movie - 2001

    Short of the longer kind. (49 min.)

  • I Go To School Not By Bus

    42. I Go To School Not By Bus

    Hong Kong Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • I'm a Fool for You

    43. I'm a Fool for You

    Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 4 episodes

  • I'm a Fool for You 2

    44. I'm a Fool for You 2

    Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 4 episodes

  • Icarus

    45. Icarus

    Taiwanese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • It Seems to Rain

    46. It Seems to Rain

    Taiwanese Movie - 2007

    6.0

    Short.

  • Jump the Boy!

    47. Jump the Boy!

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 2 episodes

    Mini-mini-drama.

  • Jump the Boy!

    48. Jump the Boy!

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

    Mini-mini-drama. 

    There is a special for S1 as well.

  • Jump the Boy! Season 2

    49. Jump the Boy! Season 2

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 3 episodes

    Mini-mini-drama.

  • Jump the Boy! Season 4

    50. Jump the Boy! Season 4

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 2 episodes

    Mini-mini-drama.

  • Light

    51. Light

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

  • Lost

    52. Lost

    Chinese Movie - 2013

    4.5

    This short has basically no substance nor direction in the story, and you shouldn't waste your time. There are tons of better ones. It's not the worst out there, but it's certainly not good, either.

  • Lost

    53. Lost

    Taiwanese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Love in the Water

    54. Love in the Water

    Chinese Movie - 2012

    Short.

  • Love to Our Youth: He Falls in Love with Him

    55. Love to Our Youth: He Falls in Love with Him

    Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 5 episodes

    Mini-drama.

  • Love Trap

    56. Love Trap

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

    Mini-drama. 

    Has a special episode as well.

  • Love’s Outlet

    57. Love’s Outlet

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 50 episodes

  • Me and Mr. X season 3: Goodbye Mr. X

    58. Me and Mr. X season 3: Goodbye Mr. X

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 9 episodes

    Mini-drama.

  • Mermaid Sauna

    59. Mermaid Sauna

    Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 8 episodes

    Short.

  • Mr Yan Dong! Don’t Come Over

    60. Mr Yan Dong! Don’t Come Over

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes

    Mini-mini-mini-drama. (Eps are just 4 minutes each.)

  • Mr. X and I

    61. Mr. X and I

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 4 episodes

    6.5

    Mini-drama.

  • Mr. X and I Season 2

    62. Mr. X and I Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 6 episodes

    8.0

    Mini-drama.

  • My Boyfriend

    63. My Boyfriend

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 7 episodes

    Mini-drama.

  • My Novel Boy

    64. My Novel Boy

    Chinese Special - 2020, 8 episodes

  • Our Memory

    65. Our Memory

    Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

    Mini-mini-drama.

  • Private Teacher

    66. Private Teacher

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Rare

    67. Rare

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • Red Balloon

    68. Red Balloon

    Taiwanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes

    8.5

    For this short a series, with such a short runtime per episode--this is seriously impressive. The amount of story and emotion that the director managed to pack within those few minutes--without making the end result messy--is surprising. 

    It's a simple little thing, and it's not flawless, but it's great. This would have made for an awesome full-length series, there would be so much to explore about these guys and their story--but even in this compact size it tells more, and with greater depth, than many standard runtime dramas. There are quite a few memorable scenes and especially one, concerning a side character, will burn into your memory. You'll know what I'm talking about when you see it.

    Acting is great, the chemistry is lovely, the story is engaging and all in all, it should get much more attention than it has gotten. It's just a small little glimpse of a love story, but it's beautiful. 

    Production is good for such a small project with limited budget, big plus for some great songs in the OST/score.

  • Ruby and Ice Ice

    69. Ruby and Ice Ice

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

    Short.

  • Shiba San and Meow Chan

    70. Shiba San and Meow Chan

    Taiwanese Movie - 2018

    Short.

  • Skip School

    71. Skip School

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    Mini-short. (4 minutes.)

  • Sodom's Cat

    72. Sodom's Cat

    Taiwanese Movie - 2016

    I seldom say this (since if I don't, I rewatch until I do); I don't get it. 

    Or it might just be that there isn't more to get than what I caught. This is STRANGE.
    And I mean STRANGE. It feels like it aspires to be so artsy that it totally forgets to actually tell a story that makes sense and can be grasped by the audience. You get what the creators are trying to do, but it's so oddly put together and so pretentious--that it's ridiculous.

    The ending scene is guaranteed to be one of the weirdest things you've ever seen. EVER.
    I think my eyes went dry from my wide-eyed staring at the screen, when I caught up on what the dude actually was doing.

    Warning for a VERY graphic beginning scene, in case you're sensitive...

    I can't even give it a rating since I don't know how to rate something like this.

  • Stay With Me

    73. Stay With Me

    Taiwanese Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • Tanabata

    74. Tanabata

    Taiwanese Movie - 2020

    Short.

  • That Room

    75. That Room

    Taiwanese Movie - 2014

    Short.

  • The Confession

    76. The Confession

    Taiwanese Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • This Summer

    77. This Summer

    Chinese Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • Tidal

    78. Tidal

    Taiwanese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • To You, For Me

    79. To You, For Me

    Chinese Movie - 2015

    Short.

  • Toast to You

    80. Toast to You

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021

  • Way Out

    81. Way Out

    Chinese Movie - 2017

    Short.

  • We Best Love : Le premier pour toujours

    82. We Best Love : Le premier pour toujours

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    8.0

    Mini-drama. Pretty much full lenght (30 minutes each) episodes, but only six of them.

    Has a special episode as well.

  • We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd

    83. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

    8.5

    Sequel season to mini-drama "We Best Love: No 1 For You". 

    Same episode count and runtime. (6 x 30 min.)

  • Where to Go

    84. Where to Go

    Taiwanese Movie - 2016

    Short.

  • Without You

    85. Without You

    Taiwanese Special - 2020, 2 episodes

    Short.

  • YuXiang and Mark

    86. YuXiang and Mark

    Taiwanese Movie - 2016

    Short.

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