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Hou Hsiao-hsien
Known for
Directing
Born
1947-04-08 · 79 years old
Place of birth
Mei County, Guangdong, China

Hou Hsiao-hsien

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 · 86 titles

Golden Horse Awards
9.0

Golden Horse Awards

1962

Raise the Red Lantern
7.9

Raise the Red Lantern

1991

Twisted Strings
7.0

Twisted Strings

2022

The Assassin
6.4

The Assassin

2015

A City of Sadness
7.5

A City of Sadness

1989

Millennium Mambo
7.0

Millennium Mambo

2001

To Each His Own Cinema
6.5

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Daughter's Daughter
7.6

Daughter's Daughter

2024

Paradise in Service
6.8

Paradise in Service

2014

Flowers of Shanghai
6.9

Flowers of Shanghai

1998

The Time to Live and the Time to Die
7.3

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985

A Special Day
6.0

A Special Day

2012

Let the Wind Carry Me
7.0

Let the Wind Carry Me

2009

Goodbye South, Goodbye
6.9

Goodbye South, Goodbye

1996

Dust in the Wind
7.6

Dust in the Wind

1986

Taipei Story
7.5

Taipei Story

1985

Three Times
7.0

Three Times

2005

A Summer at Grandpa's
7.5

A Summer at Grandpa's

1984

King of Chess
6.9

King of Chess

1991

The Boys from Fengkuei
7.2

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983

Growing Up
7.2

Growing Up

1983

That Day, on the Beach
7.6

That Day, on the Beach

1983

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
8.0

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

2021

Dragon Girls!
7.2

Dragon Girls!

2016

I Wish I Knew
6.6

I Wish I Knew

2010

Café Lumière
6.7

Café Lumière

2004

The Puppetmaster
6.6

The Puppetmaster

1993

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

2016

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.2

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014

The Green, Green Grass of Home
6.5

The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982

10 Plus 10
5.7

10 Plus 10

2011

Be with Me
4.3

Be with Me

2023

The Sandwich Man
7.1

The Sandwich Man

1983

Dust of Angels
7.7

Dust of Angels

1992

Daughter of the Nile
7.1

Daughter of the Nile

1987

Old Fox
7.6

Old Fox

2023

Cute Girl
6.2

Cute Girl

1980

Six Is Company
10.0

Six Is Company

1982

Father to Son
6.1

Father to Son

2018

Ah Fei
6.3

Ah Fei

1983

Flight of the Red Balloon
6.3

Flight of the Red Balloon

2007

Baby
5.9

Baby

2018

Taipei Exchanges
6.7

Taipei Exchanges

2010

Spring in Autumn
6.7

Spring in Autumn

1980

Keep Rolling
8.0

Keep Rolling

2020

Sunless Days
7.0

Sunless Days

1990

Missing Johnny
5.6

Missing Johnny

2017

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.2

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998

Treasure Island
6.2

Treasure Island

1993

Good Morning, Taipei
7.0

Good Morning, Taipei

1979

Soul
5.0

Soul

1986

Play While You Play
6.4

Play While You Play

1981

Lover on the Wave
8.0

Lover on the Wave

1978

Our Time, Our Story
6.0

Our Time, Our Story

2002

Reflections
4.0

Reflections

2007

A Borrowed Life
7.1

A Borrowed Life

1995

Adult Game

Adult Game

1986

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
7.7

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

2013

Chu Lien
7.5

Chu Lien

1979

Mirror Image
7.1

Mirror Image

2001

Talking with Ozu
6.5

Talking with Ozu

1993

Good Men, Good Women
7.2

Good Men, Good Women

1995

One Day
7.1

One Day

2010

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

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

2008

Salute
8.8

Salute

2022

Return Ticket
6.8

Return Ticket

2011

My Favorite Season
10.0

My Favorite Season

1985

Out of the Blue
8.0

Out of the Blue

1984

Heartbreak Island
6.5

Heartbreak Island

1995

Past Present
6.3

Past Present

2013

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
6.7

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

1993

Mongrel
8.0

Mongrel

2025

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
7.9

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

1999

The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams
8.0

The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams

2020

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008

The Bike & I

The Bike & I

1984

I Remember

I Remember

2022

I Love Mary
10.0

I Love Mary

1988

It Was Rainy Last Night
7.0

It Was Rainy Last Night

1979

Longing

Longing

1981

All for Tomorrow

All for Tomorrow

1988

Métro Lumière
7.0

Métro Lumière

2004

Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy
8.0

Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy

2011

The Revenge of Two Exorcists

The Revenge of Two Exorcists

1975

Why Don't We Sing?

Why Don't We Sing?

1996

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

2007