Hou Hsiao-hsien

Directing • 103 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (24)

Directorial Filmography
The Assassin

The Assassin

2015 ⭐ 3.2
Millennium Mambo

Millennium Mambo

2001 ⭐ 3.5
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 ⭐ 3.2
A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness

1989 ⭐ 3.8
Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind

1986 ⭐ 3.8
Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai

1998 ⭐ 3.5
The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985 ⭐ 3.6
Three Times

Three Times

2005 ⭐ 3.5
The Boys from Fengkuei

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983 ⭐ 3.6
Café Lumière

Café Lumière

2004 ⭐ 3.5
Flight of the Red Balloon

Flight of the Red Balloon

2008 ⭐ 3.1
The Puppetmaster

The Puppetmaster

1993 ⭐ 3.3
A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's

1984 ⭐ 3.8
Goodbye South, Goodbye

Goodbye South, Goodbye

1998 ⭐ 3.5
Cute Girl

Cute Girl

1980 ⭐ 3.0
The Green, Green Grass of Home

The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982 ⭐ 3.2
Daughter of the Nile

Daughter of the Nile

1987 ⭐ 3.6
The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1983 ⭐ 3.5
Good Men, Good Women

Good Men, Good Women

1995 ⭐ 3.5
Play While You Play

Play While You Play

1981 ⭐ 3.1
10 Plus 10

10 Plus 10

2011 ⭐ 2.9
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008
Adult Game

Adult Game

1986
the electric princess house

the electric princess house

2007

✍️ Written & Story Credits (22)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
The Assassin

The Assassin

2015 ⭐ 3.2
Screenplay
Taipei Story

Taipei Story

1985 ⭐ 3.7
Screenplay
The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985 ⭐ 3.6
Writer
Three Times

Three Times

2005 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Café Lumière

Café Lumière

2004 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Flight of the Red Balloon

Flight of the Red Balloon

2008 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's

1984 ⭐ 3.8
Writer
Cute Girl

Cute Girl

1980 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
The Green, Green Grass of Home

The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982 ⭐ 3.2
Writer
Play While You Play

Play While You Play

1981 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Growing Up

Growing Up

1983 ⭐ 3.6
Screenplay
Ah Fei

Ah Fei

1983 ⭐ 3.1
Writer
Spring in Autumn

Spring in Autumn

1980 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
My Favorite Season

My Favorite Season

1985 ⭐ 4.3
Writer
Good Morning, Taipei

Good Morning, Taipei

1979 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Six Is Company

Six Is Company

1982 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Lover on the Wave

Lover on the Wave

1978 ⭐ 4.0
Screenplay
Chu Lien

Chu Lien

1979 ⭐ 3.8
Screenplay
It Was Rainy Last Night

It Was Rainy Last Night

1979 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1984 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Longing

Longing

1981
Writer
The Revenge of Two Exorcists

The Revenge of Two Exorcists

1975
Screenplay

🎭 Acting Roles (26)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Taipei Story

Taipei Story

1985 ⭐ 3.7
as Lung
The Boys from Fengkuei

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983 ⭐ 3.6
as Arong's Sister's Boyfriend
That Day, on the Beach

That Day, on the Beach

1983 ⭐ 3.8
as Ah Cai's Executive
I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew

2010 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998 ⭐ 2.8
as Self
Let the Wind Carry Me

Let the Wind Carry Me

2009 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Keep Rolling

Keep Rolling

2020 ⭐ 4.0
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

1999 ⭐ 4.0
Dragon Girls!

Dragon Girls!

2016 ⭐ 3.4
as Himself
Our Time, Our Story

Our Time, Our Story

2002 ⭐ 3.0
as Self
Past Present

Past Present

2013 ⭐ 3.1
as Self
Talking with Ozu

Talking with Ozu

1993 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
A Special Day

A Special Day

2012 ⭐ 2.6
as Self
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

1993 ⭐ 3.4
as Self
Métro Lumière

Métro Lumière

2004 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
Sunless Days

Sunless Days

1990 ⭐ 3.5
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

2021 ⭐ 4.0
as Self - archival
Soul

Soul

1986 ⭐ 2.5
as Boy-Boy
I Love Mary

I Love Mary

1988 ⭐ 5.0
Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962 ⭐ 4.5
as Self
In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

2008
as Voice
The Bike & I

The Bike & I

1984
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

Hou Hsiao-Hsien Master Class

2007
as Himself
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

2016
as Self
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story

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

2008
as Self