![Hou Hsiao-hsien](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rqP4CEO6toAwGhsj8mmdu3Bta6I.jpg)
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 | Directing |
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Most Rating | 12.046 |
Birthday | 1947-04-08 |
Place of Birth | Mei County, Guangdong |
Also Known As | Hau Hau-Yin, Hou Syao-Syan, Hou Li, Hook Li, 侯孝賢, 허우 샤오시엔, 侯孝贤, HHH, 허우샤오셴, 후효현, Lai Hou, |
![Taipei Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/veJ93QUnTBX4WXk5qSl1s42Uosj.jpg)
1985
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Taipei Story
7.5/107
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1999
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HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
7.8/6
Entry on Taiwanese new-wave filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien for French television's "Cinéma, de notre temps" series, directed by Olivier Assayas.
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1998
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5.4/7
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explor...
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1986
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Soul
0/0
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2014
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.125/16
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2010
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I Wish I Knew
7/16
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
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1984
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0/0
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1993
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6.5/3
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2009
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6.4/7
Focusing on Mark Lee Ping-bin, one of the most talented and prolific cinematographers in Asia, the movie details the itinerant lifestyle of a deeply o...
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2007
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0/0
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2012
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6/2
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2002
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6/4
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2016
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6.7/3
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1983
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7.132/57
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2016
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0/0
In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture commissioned director Yang Li-chou to make a document...
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2008
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My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story
0/0
Pascal Lamorisse is the son of filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. He is also the little hero of some of his father's films (White Mane, The Red Balloon and S...
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1983
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7.7/41
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![When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/t7tGBu8uIttZ2ZjohdA9wQiERWD.jpg)
1993
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7/2
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2020
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8/8
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2013
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6.3/3
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2021
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0/0
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2008
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0/0
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1988
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0/0
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2004
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6/1
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