Hou Hsiao-hsien

Born: 1947-04-08

Hou Hsiao-hsien (Chinese: 侯孝賢; pinyin: Hóu Xiàoxián) (born April 8, 1947) is a retired award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.


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Taipei Story

as Lung
Released: 1985-05-01

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She...

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That Day, on the Beach

as Ah Cai's Executive
Released: 1983-04-11

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert...

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The Boys from Fengkuei

as Arong's Sister's Boyfriend
Released: 1983-07-13

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now...

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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

as Self
Released: 2014-10-01

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that...

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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

as Self
Released: 1998-06-04

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film...

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Keep Rolling

as uncredited
Released: 2020-12-03

One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in...

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I Wish I Knew

as Self
Released: 2010-07-02

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai...

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The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

as Self
Released: 2016-03-04

In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture...

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Dragon Girls !

as Himself
Released: 2016-07-03

Yves Montmayeur takes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the starting point for his study of the...

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Talking with Ozu

as Self
Released: 1993-11-27

A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers...

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A Special Day

as Self
Released: 2012-05-16

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

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Past Present

as Self
Released: 2013-10-04

A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of...

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Soul

as Boy-Boy
Released: 1986-09-25

Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One...

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In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

as Voice
Released: 2008-02-01

The essence of progress in civilization has always been handiwork. In traditional Chinese...

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My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story

as Self
Released: 2008-01-01

Pascal Lamorisse is the son of filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. He is also the little hero of some of...

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I Love Mary

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-02

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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

as himself
Released: 1993-09-01

From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a...

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HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

as uncredited
Released: 1999-12-15

Entry on Taiwanese new-wave filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien for French television's "Cinéma, de notre...

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Let the Wind Carry Me

as Self
Released: 2009-11-23

Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia,...

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Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

as Self - archival
Released: 2021-05-18

A new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of "Flowers of Shanghai,"...

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Our Time, Our Story

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Richly illustrated with film clips and interviews, OUR TIME, OUR STORY tells the still-evolving...

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Métro Lumière

as Self
Released: 2004-12-08

French-made documentary, "Métro Lumière", which actually does help provide some of the context...

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The Bike & I

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-01

Taiwanese comedy film.

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Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

as Himself
Released: 2007-11-12

Chinese film school students and the professors from the Greater China Region gathered together...

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Golden Horse Awards

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-31

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...

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