Cast · Writer

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

1947

Active years (films on this site)

1983–2010

Genres

DramaFamilyDocumentaryHistory

Schools and movements

Taiwan New CinemaContemporary Asian CinemaSlow and Contemplative Cinema

Directors worked with

Edward Yang2 filmsHou Hsiao-hsien2 filmsJia Zhangke1 film

Biography

Hou Hsiao-hsien is a retired Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1989 for his film A City of Sadness (1989), and the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015 for The Assassin (2015). Other highly regarded works of his include The Puppetmaster (1993) and Flowers of Shanghai (1998).

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Awards and honours

International

• Golden Horse Award for Best Director 1989
• Golden Horse Award for Best Director 1995
• Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize 1999
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2008
• Golden Horse Award for Best Director 2015
• Order of Brilliant Star 2015
• Asia's Most Influential Taiwan 2021
• Asian Film Award for Best Director
• National Cultural Award

5 films on this site

1. That Day, on the Beach 1983 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Taipei Story 1985 · Edward Yang · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. Café Lumière 2003 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.8 · Writer
4. Flight of the Red Balloon 2007 · Hou Hsiao-hsien · IMDb 6.5 · Writer
5. I Wish I Knew 2010 · Jia Zhangke · IMDb 6.9 · Cast