Tsai Ming-liang

Biography

Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡明亮; pinyin: Cài Míngliàng) (born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. He has written and directed 10 feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. Tsai is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous film festival awards.

Most Famous Work

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To Each His Own Cinema

(2007) Director

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I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

(2006) Writer

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Rebels of the Neon God

(1994) Screenplay

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Face

(2009) Screenplay

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The Wayward Cloud

(2005) Writer

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Help Me, Eros

(2007) Producer

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Goodbye, Dragon Inn

(2003) Writer

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Days

(2021) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	N/A	Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou 2022-12-28 Movie
	N/A	Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? 2022-11-25 Movie
	Tsai Ming-liang	The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang 2022-11-11 Movie
2021	N/A	Wandering 2021-12-01 Movie
	Himself	Missing Pictures 2021-06-09 Movie
2019	Self	Three Piglets 2019-02-22 TV Show
2018	Self	Your Face 2018-09-07 Movie
	Himself	Wiara 2018-01-14 Movie
2015	Self	Afternoon 2015-09-12 Movie
	Self	French Cinema Mon Amour 2015-07-06 Movie
2014	Self	Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014-10-01 Movie
2013	Self	Past Present 2013-10-04 Movie
2009	N/A	Taipei 24H 2009-10-09 Movie
	N/A	Face 2009-10-02 Movie
	Self as the film director of Visage	Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water 2009-06-28 Movie
2008	N/A	Sleeping on Dark Waters 2008-01-01 Movie
2003	Narrator	Moonlight in the River 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Self	Our Time, Our Story 2002-10-25 Movie
	Himself	Looking for Tsai 2002-06-06 Movie
1998	Himself	Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998-06-04 Movie
1995	Himself	My New Friends 1995-01-01 Movie
1962	Self	Golden Horse Awards 1962-10-31 TV Show
	Himself	seascape Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Director	Abiding Nowhere 2024-02-16 Movie
2022	Director	Where 2022-11-25 Movie
	Director	Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? 2022-11-25 Movie
2021	Director	Wandering 2021-12-01 Movie
	Director	The Moon and the Tree 2021-10-03 Movie
	Director	The Night 2021-09-01 Movie
	Director	Days 2021-05-21 Movie
2018	Director	Light 2018-10-01 Movie
	Director	Your Face 2018-09-07 Movie
	Director	Sand 2018-04-28 Movie
	Director	The Deserted 2018-03-31 Movie
2016	Director	Autumn Days 2016-10-13 Movie
2015	Director	Xiao Kang 2015-09-15 Movie
	Director	Afternoon 2015-09-12 Movie
	Director	No No Sleep 2015-04-21 Movie
2014	Director	Stray Dogs 2014-02-21 Movie
	Director	Journey to the West 2014-02-09 Movie
	Director	Le voyage en Occident 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Director	Letters from the South 2013-10-06 Movie
	Director	Walking on Water 2013-10-06 Movie
2012	Director	Walker 2012-09-08 Movie
	Director	Diamond Sutra 2012-09-07 Movie
	Director	Sleepwalk 2012-08-27 Movie
	Director	No Form 2012-07-05 Movie
	Director	Beautiful 2012 2012-03-21 Movie
	Director	Transformation 2012-01-01 Movie
2009	Director	Face 2009-10-02 Movie
	Director	Madame Butterfly 2009-07-10 Movie
2008	Director	Sleeping on Dark Waters 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Director	To Each His Own Cinema 2007-10-31 Movie
2006	Director	I Don't Want to Sleep Alone 2006-12-02 Movie
2005	Director	The Wayward Cloud 2005-05-19 Movie
2004	Director	Welcome to São Paulo 2004-07-16 Movie
	Director	Aquarium 2004-07-16 Movie
	Director	My Stinking Kid 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	Goodbye, Dragon Inn 2003-12-12 Movie
	Director	Moonlight in the River 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	The Skywalk Is Gone 2002-10-08 Movie
2001	Director	What Time Is It There? 2001-09-26 Movie
	Director	A Conversation with God 2001-04-28 Movie
	Director	The Moon is Gone 2001-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	The Hole 1999-03-24 Movie
1997	Director	The River 1997-08-07 Movie
1995	Director	Vive L'Amour 1995-03-02 Movie
	Director	My New Friends 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Rebels of the Neon God 1994-08-04 Movie
1991	Director	Boys 1991-04-10 Movie
	Director	Give Me a Home 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Li-hsiang’s Love Line 1990-07-01 Movie
1989	Director	All the Corners of the World 1989-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Cinematography	Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? 2022-11-25 Movie
	Presenter	Mother 2022-10-01 TV Show
2009	Cinematography	Madame Butterfly 2009-07-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Director of Photography	The Night 2021-09-01 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	Walker 2012-09-08 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Madame Butterfly 2009-07-10 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	I Don't Want to Sleep Alone 2006-12-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Writer	The Night 2021-09-01 Movie
	Writer	Days 2021-05-21 Movie
2018	Screenplay	Sand 2018-04-28 Movie
2014	Writer	Stray Dogs 2014-02-21 Movie
	Adaptation	Journey to the West 2014-02-09 Movie
2013	Screenplay	Letters from the South 2013-10-06 Movie
2012	Writer	Walker 2012-09-08 Movie
	Writer	Diamond Sutra 2012-09-07 Movie
	Writer	Sleepwalk 2012-08-27 Movie
	Screenplay	No Form 2012-07-05 Movie
2009	Screenplay	Face 2009-10-02 Movie
	Writer	Madame Butterfly 2009-07-10 Movie
2006	Writer	I Don't Want to Sleep Alone 2006-12-02 Movie
2005	Writer	The Wayward Cloud 2005-05-19 Movie
2003	Writer	Goodbye, Dragon Inn 2003-12-12 Movie
2002	Screenplay	The Skywalk Is Gone 2002-10-08 Movie
2001	Writer	What Time Is It There? 2001-09-26 Movie
1999	Screenplay	The Hole 1999-03-24 Movie
1997	Screenplay	The River 1997-08-07 Movie
1995	Screenplay	Vive L'Amour 1995-03-02 Movie
1994	Screenplay	Rebels of the Neon God 1994-08-04 Movie
1991	Writer	Boys 1991-04-10 Movie
	Writer	Give Me a Home 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Writer	Li-hsiang’s Love Line 1990-07-01 Movie
1989	Writer	All the Corners of the World 1989-01-01 Movie
1987	Writer	The Game They Call Sex 1987-11-05 Movie
1985	Writer	Run Away 1985-07-13 Movie
	Writer	Spring Daddy 1985-07-12 Movie
1984	Screenplay	Teenage Fugitive 1984-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Executive Producer	Days 2021-05-21 Movie
2018	Producer	Your Face 2018-09-07 Movie
2016	Producer	Single Belief 2016-12-01 Movie
2009	Producer	Face 2009-10-02 Movie
2007	Producer	Help Me, Eros 2007-09-04 Movie
2003	Executive Producer	The Missing 2003-10-04 Movie
	Producer	Stray Dogs at the Museum Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2014	Art Direction	Stray Dogs 2014-02-21 Movie
2007	Art Direction	Help Me, Eros 2007-09-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv