Hou Hsiao-hsien

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2021

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' as Self - archival

2020

Keep Rolling

2016

Dragon Girls ! as Himself

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse as Self

2014

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self

2013

Past Present as Self

2012

A Special Day as Self

2010

I Wish I Knew as Self

2009

Let the Wind Carry Me as Self

2008

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship as Voice

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

2007

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class as Himself

2004

Métro Lumière as Self

2002

Our Time, Our Story as Self

1999

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self

1993

Talking with Ozu as Self

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

1988

I Love Mary

1986

Soul as Boy-Boy

1985

Taipei Story as Lung

1984

The Bike & I

1983

The Boys from Fengkuei as Arong's Sister's Boyfriend

That Day, on the Beach as Ah Cai's Executive

1962

Golden Horse Awards as Self

Production

2025

Mongrel as Executive Producer

2024

Daughter's Daughter as Executive Producer

2023

Be With Me as Executive Producer

Old Fox as Executive Producer

2022

I Remember as Producer

Salute as Producer

Twisted Strings as Executive Producer

2020

The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams as Producer

2018

Father to Son as Executive Producer

Baby as Executive Producer

2017

Missing Johnny as Producer

2015

The Assassin as Executive Producer

2014

Paradise in Service as Executive Producer

2013

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above as Producer

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above as Executive Producer

2011

Return Ticket as Executive Producer

Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy as Producer

2010

One Day as Executive Producer

Taipei Exchanges as Producer

2007

Reflections as Producer

2001

Mirror Image as Executive Producer

1998

Flowers of Shanghai as Executive Producer

1995

A Borrowed Life as Executive Producer

Why Don't We Sing? as Producer

Heartbreak Island as Executive Producer

1993

Treasure Island as Supervising Producer

1992

Dust of Angels as Producer

1991

Raise the Red Lantern as Executive Producer

King of Chess as Producer

1988

All for Tomorrow as Producer

LOMA - Our Home as Executive Producer

Directing

2015

The Assassin as Director

2011

10 Plus 10 as Director

2008

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship as Director

2007

Flight of the Red Balloon as Director

To Each His Own Cinema as Director

The Electric Princess Picture House as Director

2005

Three Times as Director

2004

Café Lumière as Director

2001

Millennium Mambo as Director

1998

Flowers of Shanghai as Director

1996

Goodbye South, Goodbye as Director

1995

Good Men, Good Women as Director

1993

The Puppetmaster as Director

1989

A City of Sadness as Director

1987

Daughter of the Nile as Director

1986

Dust in the Wind as Director

Adult Game as Director

1985

The Time to Live and the Time to Die as Director

1984

A Summer at Grandpa's as Director

1983

The Boys from Fengkuei as Director

The Sandwich Man as Director

1982

The Green, Green Grass of Home as Director

1981

Play While You Play as Director

1980

Cute Girl as Director

Writing

2015

The Assassin as Screenplay

2007

Flight of the Red Balloon as Writer

2005

Three Times as Writer

2004

Café Lumière as Writer

1985

The Time to Live and the Time to Die as Writer

My Favorite Season as Writer

Taipei Story as Screenplay

1984

A Summer at Grandpa's as Writer

Out of the Blue as Writer

1983

Ah Fei as Writer

Growing Up as Screenplay

1982

The Green, Green Grass of Home as Writer

Six Is Company as Writer

1981

Play While You Play as Writer

Beng beng yi chuan xin as Writer

1980

Spring in Autumn as Writer

Cute Girl as Screenplay

1979

Chu Lien as Screenplay

It Was Rainy Last Night as Screenplay

Good Morning, Taipei as Screenplay

1978

Lover on the Wave as Screenplay

1975

The Revenge of Two Exorcists as Screenplay

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Hou Hsiao-hsien

Biography:

Known For

Acting

Production

Directing

Writing