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Taiwan

Taiwanese cinema found international fame with the New Cinema of the 1980s, led by Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien, who used long takes and complex ensembles to show a society negotiating its history and modernisation. Tsai Ming-liang later developed an even slower, spare style, and Ang Lee moved between Taiwan and Hollywood, winning Oscars for films from both worlds.

5 major international awards
3 Golden Lion1 Golden Bear1 Oscar, Best International Feature

Famous Directors

Ang LeeTaiwan / USAEdward YangTaiwanHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwanTsai Ming-liangTaiwan (born in Malaysia)

Top films · 41 films

  1. A Brighter Summer Day 1991 · Edward Yang · IMDb 8.2
  2. Yi Yi 2000 · Edward Yang · IMDb 8.1
  3. Life of Pi 2012 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.9
  4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.8
  5. Eat Drink Man Woman 1994 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.8
  6. The Terrorizers 1986 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.7
  7. A City of Sadness 1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.7
  8. Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.7
  9. Brokeback Mountain 2005 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.7
  10. That Day, on the Beach 1983 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.6
  11. Taipei Story 1985 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.6
  12. Dust in the Wind 1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.6
  13. The Wedding Banquet 1993 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.6
  14. A Confucian Confusion 1994 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.5
  15. A Time to Live and a Time to Die 1985 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.5
  16. Lust, Caution 2007 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.5
  17. Rebels of the Neon God 1992 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.5
  18. The Hole 1998 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.4
  19. Mahjong 1996 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.3
  20. Boys from Fengkuei 1983 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.3
  21. The Ice Storm 1997 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.3
  22. Vive L'Amour 1994 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.3
  23. What Time Is It There? 2001 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.3
  24. Goodbye South, Goodbye 1996 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.2
  25. Flowers of Shanghai 1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.2
  26. Pushing Hands 1991 · Ang Lee · IMDb 7.2
  27. The River (1997) 1997 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.2
  28. Good Men, Good Women 1995 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.1
  29. Goodbye, Dragon Inn 2003 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 7.1
  30. The Puppetmaster 1993 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 7.0
  31. Millennium Mambo 2001 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.9
  32. Three Times 2005 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.9
  33. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone 2006 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 6.9
  34. Stray Dogs 2013 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 6.9
  35. Café Lumière 2003 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.8
  36. Taking Woodstock 2009 · Ang Lee · IMDb 6.7
  37. Days 2020 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 6.6
  38. Flight of the Red Balloon 2007 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.5
  39. The Wayward Cloud 2005 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 6.5
  40. The Assassin 2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.3
  41. Face 2009 · Tsai Ming-liang · IMDb 5.9