The Best Secret Agent
1964, Chinese. Directed by Chang Ying.
During the Sino-Japanese War, Tsui-Ying flees with her father from the Japanese occupation. She meets a young man, Ling-Yun, and falls in love. Yet Tsui-Ying chooses to leave Ling-Yun and marries his uncle, a traitor who serves the Japanese. Out of heartbreak, Ling-Yun leaves the country to study abroad. In the meantime, Special Agent 001 leads the resistance against the Japanese. After Ling-Yun returns to Shanghai from the UK, he is surprised to find out his ex-lover has become the wife of his uncle Chao-Chun. Special Agent 001 continues their sabotage and the identify of the agent finally is revealed. The first Taiwanese-language spy film produced in Taiwan, The Best Secret Agent is a remake of the 1945 movie of the same name that caused a sensation in Shanghai.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1964
- Original title
- 天字第一號
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Tu Yun-Chih
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The Best Secret Agent runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Best Secret Agent isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1964. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Best Secret Agent?
The Best Secret Agent (1964) was directed by Chang Ying and stars Ko Chun-Hsiung, Ke Youming, Tian Qing.