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.

Most Famous Work

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Twisted Strings

(2022) Executive Producer

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Raise the Red Lantern

(1991) Executive Producer

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Taipei Story

(1985) Screenplay

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The Assassin

(2015) Screenplay

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Millennium Mambo

(2001) Director

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Paradise in Service

(2014) Executive Producer

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To Each His Own Cinema

(2007) Director

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Flowers of Shanghai

(1998) Executive Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self - archival	Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' 2021-05-18 Movie
2020	N/A	Keep Rolling 2020-12-03 Movie
2016	Himself	Dragon Girls ! 2016-07-03 Movie
	Himself	The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse 2016-03-04 Movie
2014	Self	Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014-10-01 Movie
2013	Self	Past Present 2013-10-04 Movie
2012	Self	A Special Day 2012-05-16 Movie
2010	Self	I Wish I Knew 2010-09-24 Movie
2009	Himself	Let the Wind Carry Me 2009-11-23 Movie
2008	Voice	In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship 2008-02-01 Movie
	Self	My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Himself	Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class 2007-11-12 Movie
2004	Self	Métro Lumière 2004-12-08 Movie
2002	Self	Our Time, Our Story 2002-10-25 Movie
1999	N/A	HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien 1999-12-15 Movie
1998	Himself	Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998-06-04 Movie
1993	Self	Talking with Ozu 1993-11-27 Movie
	himself	When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang 1993-09-01 Movie
1988	N/A	I Love Mary 1988-09-02 Movie
1986	Boy-Boy	Soul 1986-09-25 Movie
1985	Lung	Taipei Story 1985-05-01 Movie
1984	N/A	The Bike & I 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Arong's Sister's Boyfriend	The Boys from Fengkuei 1983-07-13 Movie
	Ah Cai's Executive	That Day, on the Beach 1983-04-11 Movie
1962	Self	Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Executive Producer	Old Fox 2023-11-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Be With Me 2023-11-17 Movie
2022	Producer	Salute 2022-11-11 Movie
	Executive Producer	Twisted Strings 2022-03-27 TV Show
	Producer	I Remember 2022-03-25 Movie
2020	Producer	The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams 2020-11-07 Movie
2018	Executive Producer	Baby 2018-09-12 Movie
	Executive Producer	Father to Son 2018-08-17 Movie
2017	Producer	Missing Johnny 2017-10-13 Movie
2015	Executive Producer	The Assassin 2015-08-27 Movie
2014	Executive Producer	Paradise in Service 2014-09-05 Movie
2013	Executive Producer	Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above 2013-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above 2013-11-01 Movie
2011	Executive Producer	Return Ticket 2011-12-23 Movie
	Producer	Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy 2011-11-18 Movie
2010	Producer	Taipei Exchanges 2010-05-14 Movie
	Executive Producer	One Day 2010-02-07 Movie
2007	Producer	Reflections 2007-03-09 Movie
2001	Executive Producer	Mirror Image 2001-04-07 Movie
1998	Executive Producer	Flowers of Shanghai 1998-10-01 Movie
1995	Executive Producer	A Borrowed Life 1995-08-26 Movie
	Producer	Why Don't We Sing? 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Supervising Producer	Treasure Island 1993-04-01 Movie
1992	Producer	Dust of Angels 1992-07-03 Movie
1991	Executive Producer	Raise the Red Lantern 1991-12-18 Movie
	Producer	King of Chess 1991-09-06 Movie
	Executive Producer	LOMA - Our Home Movie
	Executive Producer	Daughter's Daughter Movie
	Executive Producer	Mongrel Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Director	The Assassin 2015-08-27 Movie
2011	Director	10 Plus 10 2011-11-04 Movie
2008	Director	In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship 2008-02-01 Movie
2007	Director	To Each His Own Cinema 2007-10-31 Movie
	Director	Flight of the Red Balloon 2007-05-17 Movie
2005	Director	Three Times 2005-05-20 Movie
2004	Director	Café Lumière 2004-09-01 Movie
2001	Director	Millennium Mambo 2001-10-31 Movie
1998	Director	Flowers of Shanghai 1998-10-01 Movie
1996	Director	Goodbye South, Goodbye 1996-05-13 Movie
1995	Director	Good Men, Good Women 1995-05-13 Movie
1993	Director	The Puppetmaster 1993-12-08 Movie
1989	Director	A City of Sadness 1989-10-21 Movie
1987	Director	Daughter of the Nile 1987-08-22 Movie
1986	Director	Dust in the Wind 1986-05-09 Movie
1985	Director	The Time to Live and the Time to Die 1985-08-03 Movie
1984	Director	A Summer at Grandpa's 1984-11-24 Movie
1983	Director	The Sandwich Man 1983-09-01 Movie
	Director	The Boys from Fengkuei 1983-07-13 Movie
1982	Director	The Green, Green Grass of Home 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	Play While You Play 1981-11-18 Movie
1980	Director	Lovable You 1980-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Screenplay	The Assassin 2015-08-27 Movie
2007	Writer	Flight of the Red Balloon 2007-05-17 Movie
2005	Author	Three Times 2005-05-20 Movie
2004	Writer	Café Lumière 2004-09-01 Movie
1985	Writer	The Time to Live and the Time to Die 1985-08-03 Movie
	Screenplay	Taipei Story 1985-05-01 Movie
	Writer	My Favorite Season 1985-03-05 Movie
1984	Writer	A Summer at Grandpa's 1984-11-24 Movie
	Writer	Out of the Blue 1984-06-30 Movie
1983	Writer	Ah Fei 1983-04-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Growing Up 1983-01-29 Movie
1982	Writer	Six Is Company 1982-03-06 Movie
	Writer	The Green, Green Grass of Home 1982-01-01 Movie
1981	Writer	Play While You Play 1981-11-18 Movie
	Writer	Beng beng yi chuan xin 1981-09-26 Movie
1980	Writer	Spring in Autumn 1980-10-10 Movie
	Screenplay	Lovable You 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Screenplay	Chu Lien 1979-11-22 Movie
	Screenplay	It Was Rainy Last Night 1979-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Good Morning, Taipei 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Screenplay	Lover on the Wave 1978-01-01 Movie
1975	Screenplay	The Revenge of Two Exorcists 1975-07-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv