Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

78 · Born: Apr 8, 1947

Known For

The AssassinThe Assassin
Millennium MamboMillennium Mambo
To Each His Own CinemaTo Each His Own Cinema
A City of SadnessA City of Sadness

Personal Details

BornApr 8, 1947 Mei County, Guangdong
Parents
  • Hou Fenming

Biography

Taiwanese film director Hou Hsiao-hsien, born on April 8, 1947, has had a remarkable career, earning numerous accolades and cementing his status as a prominent figure within the Taiwanese New Wave cinema movement, a significant cultural phenomenon that emerged in the 1980s and continues to shape the Taiwanese film industry to this day.

Career

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1985
Taipei Story
Taipei Story as Lung
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2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
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2010
I Wish I Knew
I Wish I Knew
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1999
Cinéma, de notre temps
Cinéma, de notre temps
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1985
Taipei Story
Taipei Story as Screenplay
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2015
The Assassin
The Assassin as Director, Screenplay
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2007
Flight of the Red Balloon
Flight of the Red Balloon as Director, Writer
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To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema as Director
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2005
Three Times
Three Times as Director, Writer
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2001
Millennium Mambo
Millennium Mambo as Director
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1998
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai as Director
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1989
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness as Director
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1987
Daughter of the Nile
Daughter of the Nile as Director
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1986
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind as Director
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1985
Tóngnián wangshì
Tóngnián wangshì as Director, Writer