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Hou Hsiao-hsien ( Chinese: 侯孝賢; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hâu Hàu-hiân; born 8 April 1947) is a retired Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan 's New Wave cinema movement. [1] .
Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Producer: The Assassin. Of the ten films that Hsiao-Hsien Hou directed between 1980 and 1989, seven received best film or best director awards from prestigious international films festivals in Venice, Berlin, Hawaii, and the Festival of the Three Continents in Nantes.
- January 1, 1
- Meixian, Guangdong, China
Oct 20, 2015 · The Taiwanese auteur discusses his influences from postwar European cinema to Japanese director Mikio Naruse in a New York Film Festival interview. He also reveals how he brought realism and limits to the wuxia genre in The Assassin.
May 3, 2024 · Hou Hsiao-hsien (born April 8, 1947, Meixian [now Meizhou], Guangdong province, China) is a Chinese-born Taiwanese director known for his film explorations of Taiwan’s history and family life, which emphasized realism through their subject matter and measured pace.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Producer: The Assassin. Of the ten films that Hsiao-Hsien Hou directed between 1980 and 1989, seven received best film or best director awards from prestigious international films festivals in Venice, Berlin, Hawaii, and the Festival of the Three Continents in Nantes.
- April 8, 1947
Aug 17, 2015 · A guide to the meditative cinema of Taiwanese New Wave master Hou Hsiao-hsien, who explores Taiwanese history and identity through elliptical narratives and long takes. Learn about his trilogies, his wuxia epic The Assassin, and his best films to watch.
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Mr. Hou Hsiao Hsien is a world-eminent film director who represents Asian artists of today. He has produced a number of masterpieces, namely, "A Summer at Grandpa's", "A City of Sadness", "The Puppetmaster", and "Flowers of Shanghai".
