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Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Known for: Directing

Born: April 8, 1947

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

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
2021
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
1999
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
2008
Métro Lumière
Métro Lumière
2004
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
1993
Past Present
Past Present
2013
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985
The Bike & I
The Bike & I
1984
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
2007
Our Time, Our Story
Our Time, Our Story
2002
I Wish I Knew
I Wish I Knew
2010
Sunless Days
Sunless Days
1990
I Love Mary
I Love Mary
1988
Dragon Girls!
Dragon Girls!
2016
Soul
Soul
1986
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
2008
Talking with Ozu
Talking with Ozu
1993
Let the Wind Carry Me
Let the Wind Carry Me
2009
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016
The Boys from Fengkuei
The Boys from Fengkuei
1983
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
Keep Rolling
Keep Rolling
2020
A Special Day
A Special Day
2012
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983
Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards
1962
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