Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Director and writer. Born 8 April 1947 in Mei County, Guangdong, China.

3

Titles on Fi1m2 directing · 1 producing

86

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 2 titles

Born

8 April 1947, Mei County, Guangdong, China

Active

1985–2015

Frequently works with

Chu Tien-Wen, Chiu Fu-sheng, Hsin Shu-Fen, Wu Nien-jen

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Hou Hsiao-hsien — Hou Hsiao-hsien張皓安, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

President Ma confers Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on film director Hou Hsiao-hsien, winner of Best Director award at 2015 Cannes Film Festival in F — President Ma confers Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on film director Hou Hsiao-hsien, winner of Best Director award at 2015 Cannes Film Festival in F總統府, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hou Hsiao-hsien (1989) — Hou Hsiao-hsien (1989)Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hou Hsiao-hsien (1989) — Hou Hsiao-hsien (1989)Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hou Hsiao-hsien — Hou Hsiao-hsienImage via TMDB

Hou Hsiao-hsien winner of the gold lion at the Venice film festival in 1989 — Hou Hsiao-hsien winner of the gold lion at the Venice film festival in 1989Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hou Hsiao-hsien et Pascale Wei-Guinot à l'avant-première de "The Assassin" à la cinémathèque française (2016) — Hou Hsiao-hsien et Pascale Wei-Guinot à l'avant-première de "The Assassin" à la cinémathèque française (2016)JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: 張皓安, Public domain; 總統府, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); Gorup de Besanez, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.