Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡 明亮, Pinyin: Cài Míngliàng; born October 27, 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. He has written and directed 10 feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. 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.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 10.361 |
| Birthday | 1957-10-27 |
| Place of Birth | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Also Known As | 蔡明亮, 차이밍량, Tsai Mingliang, Tsai Ming Liang, 蔡 明亮, Choi Ming-leung, Choi Ming Leung, Choi Mingleung, Cài Míngliàng, Cài Míng-liàng, Cài Míng Liàng, |
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
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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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
2009
Taipei 24H
6/4
Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-shen...
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Taipei 24H
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.125/16
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cin...
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2015
Afternoon
7.3/6
Lush jungle and a building in ruins are the ideal stage for a film-confession that defies storytelling and goes beyond conversation on cinema. Tsai Mi...
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Afternoon
2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
0.5/1
French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their...
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French Cinema Mon Amour
2009
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
0/0
The title of the François Lunel film is the Buddhist proverb concluding by: "all is but illusion". His movie draws the Tsai Ming-Liang's face during t...
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Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2002
Our Time, Our Story
6/4
Richly illustrated with film clips and interviews, OUR TIME, OUR STORY tells the still-evolving story of the Taiwanese "new wave," from its rise in th...
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Our Time, Our Story
2003
Moonlight in the River
0/0
Tsai Ming-liang designed this short film as a farewell to his friend Simon Field, who was about to leave his position as director of the Rotterdam Fes...
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Moonlight in the River
2018
Your Face
7/11
Composed of a series of portrait shots of mostly anonymous individuals, filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang's digital experiment turns the human face into a sub...
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Your Face
1995
My New Friends
0/0
Tsai interrupted his pre-production for The River to make this pioneering documentary for Taiwan's nascent AIDS-awareness campaign. Ignoring instructi...
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My New Friends
2018
Wiara
0/0
Six authorities of cinema describe their approach to transcendence, mysticism, spirituality and life after dead.
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Wiara
2002
Looking for Tsai
0/0
Human shortcomings in the pursuit of an idol. Two film school students travel to interview Taiwanese film director Tsai Ming-liang and actor Lee Kang-...
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Looking for Tsai
2009
Face
5.739/23
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth.
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Face
2021
Missing Pictures
0/0
For every film completed, dozens of potential films fall by the wayside and never make it onto the big screen. In the VR experience Missing Pictures,...
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Missing Pictures
2013
Past Present
6.3/3
A contemplative trip down memory lane with one of the leading voices of the Second New Wave of Taiwanese Cinema. Saw Tiong Guan clearly established a...
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Past Present
2021
Wandering
4/1
This short by Tsai Ming-liang, completed in 2021, was filmed at "the Dune" in Yilan, Taiwan, where the eight films in his Walker series were being sho...
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Wandering
2022
Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
0/0
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Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
2008
Sleeping on Dark Waters
5.7/3
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Ming-liang Tsai’s I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone.
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Sleeping on Dark Waters
2022
The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang
0/0
A leading figure of the "Second New Wave" of Taiwanese cinema, award-winning Director Tsai Ming-Liang has left his mark on the art world with his mini...
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The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang
2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
0/0
"For reasons of health, Lee Kang-sheng and I moved to the mountains. We don't have any neighbors. Our house is part of a row of dilapidated houses. I...
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Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
seascape
0/0
An audio-visual collage of New York City juxtaposed with a Washington seaside. Featuring words from director Tsai Ming-liang.
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