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Hou Hsiao-hsien
Born
Apr 8, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Mei County, Guangdong, China
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
25
Movies
1
TV Shows
23
Directed
Also Known As
Hau Hau-Yin
Hou Syao-Syan
Hou Li
Hook Li
侯孝賢
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Hou Hsiao-hsien
Directing
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.
Movies
25
TV Shows
1
Director
23
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
as
Self - archival
2021
Keep Rolling
Cast
2020
Dragon Girls!
as
Himself
2016
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
as
Self
2016
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as
Self
2014
Past Present
as
Self
2013
A Special Day
as
Self
2012
I Wish I Knew
as
Self
2010
Let the Wind Carry Me
as
Self
2009
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
as
Voice
2008
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
as
Self
2008
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class
as
Himself
2007
Métro Lumière
as
Self
2004
Our Time, Our Story
as
Self
2002
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Cast
1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as
Self
1998
Talking with Ozu
as
Self
1993
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
as
Self
1993
Sunless Days
Cast
1990
I Love Mary
Cast
1988
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