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Hou Hsiao-hsien

Directing
78 years oldMei County, Guangdong, China

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.

Personal Details

Born
April 8, 1947
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mei County, Guangdong, China
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Hau Hau-Yin
Hou Syao-Syan
Hou Li
Hook Li
侯孝賢

Movies (49)

Mongrel
8.0

Mongrel

Executive Producer (Production)

2025

Daughter's Daughter
7.7

Daughter's Daughter

Executive Producer (Production)

2024

Old Fox
7.6

Old Fox

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

Be with Me
4.3

Be with Me

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

Salute
8.8

Salute

Producer (Production)

2022

I Remember

I Remember

Producer (Production)

2022

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

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

as Self - archival

2021

Keep Rolling
8.0

Keep Rolling

2020

The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams
8.0

The Inspired Island: Unfulfilled Dreams

Producer (Production)

2020

Baby
5.6

Baby

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Father to Son
6.1

Father to Son

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Missing Johnny
5.6

Missing Johnny

Producer (Production)

2017

Dragon Girls!
7.5

Dragon Girls!

as Himself

2016

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

as Self

2016

The Assassin
6.4

The Assassin

Director (Directing)

2015

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.2

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

as Self

2014

Paradise in Service
6.7

Paradise in Service

Executive Producer (Production)

2014

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
7.7

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

Executive Producer (Production)

2013

Past Present
6.3

Past Present

as Self

2013

A Special Day
6.0

A Special Day

as Self

2012

Return Ticket
7.0

Return Ticket

Executive Producer (Production)

2011

10 Plus 10
5.7

10 Plus 10

Director (Directing)

2011

Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy
8.0

Liu Xiaodong: Hometown Boy

Producer (Production)

2011

I Wish I Knew
6.7

I Wish I Knew

as Self

2010

Taipei Exchanges
6.6

Taipei Exchanges

Producer (Production)

2010

One Day
7.1

One Day

Executive Producer (Production)

2010

Let the Wind Carry Me
7.0

Let the Wind Carry Me

as Self

2009

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

as Voice

2008

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

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

as Self

2008

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

as Himself

2007

To Each His Own Cinema
6.5

To Each His Own Cinema

Director (Directing)

2007

Flight of the Red Balloon
6.2

Flight of the Red Balloon

Director (Directing)

2007

Reflections
2.5

Reflections

Producer (Production)

2007

Three Times
6.9

Three Times

Director (Directing)

2005

Métro Lumière
6.0

Métro Lumière

as Self

2004

Café Lumière
6.7

Café Lumière

Director (Directing)

2004

Our Time, Our Story
6.0

Our Time, Our Story

as Self

2002

Millennium Mambo
7.0

Millennium Mambo

Director (Directing)

2001

Mirror Image
6.8

Mirror Image

Executive Producer (Production)

2001

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
7.8

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

1999

Flowers of Shanghai
6.8

Flowers of Shanghai

Director (Directing)

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
4.9

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

as Self

1998

Goodbye South, Goodbye
6.8

Goodbye South, Goodbye

Director (Directing)

1996

Why Don't We Sing?

Why Don't We Sing?

Producer (Production)

1996

A Borrowed Life
6.9

A Borrowed Life

Executive Producer (Production)

1995

Good Men, Good Women
7.2

Good Men, Good Women

Director (Directing)

1995

Heartbreak Island
5.0

Heartbreak Island

Executive Producer (Production)

1995

The Puppetmaster
6.6

The Puppetmaster

Director (Directing)

1993

Talking with Ozu
6.5

Talking with Ozu

as Self

1993

TV Shows (1)