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Home/People/Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang profile photo
Born
Oct 27, 1957
Age 68
Place of Birth
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

24
Movies
3
TV Shows
55
Directed
Also Known As
蔡明亮
차이밍량
Tsai Mingliang
Tsai Ming Liang
蔡 明亮
+6 more
IMDb Profile

Tsai Ming-liang

Directing

Biography
Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡 明亮, Pinyin: Cài Míngliàng; born October 27, 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. He has written and directed 11 feature films and has also directed many short films, television films, documentaries and art installations. 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.
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema poster

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

as Self
2026
The Ozu Diaries poster

The Ozu Diaries

as Self
2025
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema poster

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

as Self - Filmmaker
2024
Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou poster

Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou

Cast
2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? poster

Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?

Cast
2022
The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang poster

The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang

as Tsai Ming-liang
2022
Wandering poster

Wandering

Cast
2021
Your Face poster

Your Face

as Self
2018
Wiara poster

Wiara

as Self
2018
Afternoon poster

Afternoon

as Self
2015
French Cinema Mon Amour poster

French Cinema Mon Amour

as Self
2015
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema poster

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

as Self
2014
Past Present poster

Past Present

as Self
2013
Taipei 24H poster

Taipei 24H

Cast
2009
Face poster

Face

Cast
2009
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water poster

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

as Self as the film director of Visage
2009
Remembrance poster

Remembrance

as Client
2009
Sleeping on Dark Waters poster

Sleeping on Dark Waters

Cast
2008
Moonlight in the River poster

Moonlight in the River

as Narrator
2003
Our Time, Our Story poster

Our Time, Our Story

as Self
2002